Authors: Marwa Abdel-All, Seye Abimbola, D. Praveen & Rohina Joshi
The Indian National Program for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Cancer and Stroke (NPCDCS) aims to deliver non- communicable disease (NCD) care via primary healthcare teams which include Indian CHWs know as Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs).This study sought to understand the current capacity and challenges faced by ASHAs hrough a desktop review of NPCDCS and ASHA policy documents combined with group discussions with community members from the Guntur region of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Link: What do Accredited Social Health Activists need to provide comprehensive care that incorporates non-communicable diseases?
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Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers
Resource Type: Journal articles
Year: 2019
Region: Asia
Country: India
Publisher May Restrict Access: No