When conversations about financing are had, they often focus on one question: do we have enough money? But perhaps the more important question is this: are we spending available resources in the right places? The Zambia National Health Accounts (2022–2024) provide an important picture of how resources are flowing through the country’s health system and what this means for … [Read more...] about We Know Where the Money Went. Now Comes the Harder Question: Where Should It Go Next?
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The Looming Crisis in Community Health: The Impact of the US Foreign Aid Freeze on Community Health Worker Programs
In the last few weeks, US foreign assistance has come under attack by the Trump administration, with Elon Musk and his team effectively shutting down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and freezing foreign aid. USAID sent stop work orders to all its contractors at the end of January 2025, leading to a halt in life-saving services across the world. … [Read more...] about The Looming Crisis in Community Health: The Impact of the US Foreign Aid Freeze on Community Health Worker Programs
S-AIM: Health Systems Assessment for CHW Program Improvement – Experiences from Uganda and Kenya
Are you familiar with the CHW-AIM tool? I am supposing that many of you are, as it was first released in 2011 and has been widely used since then. CHW-AIM stands for Community Health Worker Assessment and Improvement Matrix, and it spells out all of the important program components that are needed for CHW motivation and success. Things like adequate training. Regular, … [Read more...] about S-AIM: Health Systems Assessment for CHW Program Improvement – Experiences from Uganda and Kenya
Community Health Work Under Occupation: Towards the Development of a New Model to Address Social and Political Determinants of Health in Palestinian Refugee Camps
Program Context Aida and al-Azza refugee camps were founded in Palestine in 1950 and currently have an estimated population of 7,500 and a population density of roughly 220,000 people per square mile. Aida and Al-Azza are adjacent to the separation wall and a military barracks in Bethlehem in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. A recent report described … [Read more...] about Community Health Work Under Occupation: Towards the Development of a New Model to Address Social and Political Determinants of Health in Palestinian Refugee Camps