Originally Posted on Last Mile Health Building effective community health worker programs requires effective partnership: with the government in the driver’s seat, technical partners like Last Mile Health provide tailored support in achieving its goals. Together, we ensure every community can access quality primary care by a paid, professional community health worker. Though … [Read more...] about “Putting every community on the map”: Geospatial mapping strengthens community health worker programs in Liberia and Sierra Leone
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The U.S. Foreign Aid Suspension: A Public Health Crisis with a Gendered Impact in East & Southern Africa
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
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
Rwanda’s Community Health Worker Progam
Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs was derived from Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale: A Reference Guide and Case Studies for Program Managers and Policymakers, edited by Henry Perry, Lauren Crigler, and Steve Hodgins. Originally published in May 2014 by USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Health … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s Community Health Worker Progam
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