Authors: Yinseo Cho, Koku Awoonor-Williams, Damin Jun, Chunghyeon Oh, and Seungman Cha
This study investigated the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of activating Community Health Volunteers (CHV) to address the chronic staff shortage of community health officers in Ghana. It consisted of a cluster-randomized trial of 40 communities. Results show a potential economic strength of activating CHVs for certain activities while other activities were not economically feasible, implying a need for evidence-based policy-making to define the optimal scope of dual cadres of CHWs in Ghana’s health system.
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Resource Topic: CHW, Cost benefit
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2023
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: Ghana
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