Background The recent publication of the WHO guideline on support to optimise community
health worker (CHW) programmes illustrates the renewed attention for the need to …

Community health volunteers are considered a vital part of the community health structure in
Africa. Despite this vital role in African health systems, very little is known about the …

Purpose–This paper aims to propose an extended model to examine these motivations. As
technology-led changes have revolutionized the marketplace, researchers and practitioners …

Background In resource-poor settings, the provision of basic maternity care within health
centres is often a challenge. Despite the difficulties, Nepal reduced its maternal mortality …

Background In 2010, South Africa's National Department of Health launched a national
primary health care (PHC) initiative to strengthen health promotion, disease prevention, and …

Background Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in supporting health
systems, and in improving the availability and accessibility to health care. However, CHW …

Introduction In underserved populations, the contribution of community health workers
(CHWs) is vital to the healthcare systems. Attrition of these workers causes critical …

Introduction Close-to-community (CTC) providers, including community health workers or
volunteers or health extension workers, can be effective in promoting access to and …

To understand the core aspects of an empowerment-based Community Health Worker
(CHW) training program, we studied the model of the Comprehensive Rural Health Project …

Background Three-quarters of sub-Saharan Africa's urban population currently live under
slum conditions making them susceptible to ill health and diseases. Ghana characterizes the …