In the month of December, Zambia’s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Financing Alliance for Health (FAH), successfully hosted a transformative Gender Transformative Leadership (GTL) Workshop. The workshop was attended by Senior and Middle Level Managers in the Ministry of Health representing all levels of the health system. This event marked a bold step forward in … [Read more...] about Fostering Equity in Health Leadership: a gender transformative leadership workshop in Zambia
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Zambia’s Community Health Assistant Program
Zambian Community Health Assistants each provide health promotion and disease prevention to a catchment area of 1,750 residents. Assistants attend a year-long training program whereupon finishing they receive equipment and tools to perform their respective roles. Evidence consistently demonstrates the effectiveness and essential nature of these assistants in supporting Zambian … [Read more...] about Zambia’s Community Health Assistant Program
Chapter 16: Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs
This summarizes Appendix A of the CHW Reference Guide produced under the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program, the United States Agency for International Development Bureau for Global Health’s flagship maternal, neonatal and child health project. Appendix A of the CHW Reference Guide provides an in-depth view of 13 large-scale CHW programs drawn from … [Read more...] about Chapter 16: Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs