VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: Building Tomorrow's Community Health Workforce As part of the ‘Symposium on CHWs and Their Contribution Towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ Makerere University (Uganda), CHW Central, Nottingham Trent University (UK) and World Vision are supporting a series of interviews with academic leaders and experts in international health development … [Read more...] about Tomorrow’s CHWs: Reaching the Most Vulnerable Families and Addressing Social Determinants
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Listening to the voices of community health workers: USAID ASSIST Project
In 1505, the Polish Parliament stated, "Nothing new without the common consent." Today we understand that ‘nothing about us without us’ is the rallying cry for inclusion and change. I recently returned from an international Health Systems Research Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia and then participated in a webinar entitled, … [Read more...] about Listening to the voices of community health workers: USAID ASSIST Project
Moving from Local to Global: Expanding World Vision’s Impact through Community Health Workers
Background: The rapid scale-up of community health workers (CHWs) has been recognized as a global priority in achieving universal health care in the hardest to reach communities and health workforce crisis settings. A single CHW, well trained and supported, can provide essential basic health services to communities that otherwise would have limited access to healthcare. One … [Read more...] about Moving from Local to Global: Expanding World Vision’s Impact through Community Health Workers
Recruiting and Selecting CHWs: Strategies for Success
This is the eighth chapter of the CHW Reference Guide, produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. This chapter focuses on what might seem like a simple step in CHW program construction: the recruitment … [Read more...] about Recruiting and Selecting CHWs: Strategies for Success
CHWs dedicated to improving health are recognized with REAL Awards
The second week of April is “World Health Worker Week” globally, and “National Public Health Week” in the US. These events give us a chance to reflect on the important roles of medical and public health workers in making all our lives healthier and better. If you are inspired by these CHWs express your support for frontline health workers! The REAL Awards … [Read more...] about CHWs dedicated to improving health are recognized with REAL Awards