Introduction: A Policy Decision with Deep Gendered Consequences The recent suspension of U.S. foreign aid is not just a financial setback for health systems in East and Southern Africa—it is a gendered crisis that disproportionately affects women, girls, and community health workers (CHWs). Countries like Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Mali rely heavily on U.S. funding to … [Read more...] about The U.S. Foreign Aid Suspension: A Public Health Crisis with a Gendered Impact in East & Southern Africa
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The Gender Case for Investing in Community Health
Community health is fundamental to primary healthcare (PHC), playing a crucial role in delivering essential services to remote populations and advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Community Health Workers or Volunteers (CHWs) are central to these efforts, providing vital healthcare services and acting as catalysts for change, addressing deep-rooted issues such as gender … [Read more...] about The Gender Case for Investing in Community Health
CHWs as gender embedded and transformative agents: effectiveness, decent work and social change
The session Towards a Community Health Worker Gender Action Framework: Implications for Decent Work, Rights and Responsibilities, at the 4th global forum on Human Resources for Health brought together five panelists[i] to share evidence and experience on how gender shapes CHW work and how CHWs can be agents for gender transformation. Through its explicit exploration of gender … [Read more...] about CHWs as gender embedded and transformative agents: effectiveness, decent work and social change