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
health workforce advocacy
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