Background BRAC, or Building Resources Across Communities, was founded in 1972 and is one of the largest non- governmental organizations in the world. It has been a global leader in developing and scaling up community health worker (CHW) programs to serve Bangladesh’s large rural population. More than three decades ago, BRAC trained paramedics modeled on the barefoot doctor … [Read more...] about The BRAC Shasthya Shebika and Shasthya Kormi Community Health Workers in Bangladesh
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“Nothing about us without us!” Highlights of the 2019 Unity Conference
April 17, 2019 This week CHWCentral had the privilege of attending the 20th annual Unity Conference held in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. For our global audience, the Unity Conference is the US national CHW conference. Attended by more than 800 people, many of them CHWs from across the United States, the conference highlighted some of the major issues and advancements … [Read more...] about “Nothing about us without us!” Highlights of the 2019 Unity Conference
Tomorrow’s CHWs: Reaching the Most Vulnerable Families and Addressing Social Determinants
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