Improving health and social systems for all children in LMICs: structural innovations to deliver high-quality services
Despite health gains over the past 30 years, children and adolescents are not reaching their
health potential in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition to …
health potential in many low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). In addition to …
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 5. Roles and tasks
Background This is the fifth of our 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at
the Dawn of a New Era.” When planning new community health worker (CHW) roles or …
the Dawn of a New Era.” When planning new community health worker (CHW) roles or …
The community health worker as service extender, cultural broker and social change agent: a critical interpretive synthesis of roles, intent and accountability
This paper is a critical interpretive synthesis of community health workers (CHWs) and
accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were …
accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were …
Labour conditions in dual-cadre community health worker programmes: a systematic review
Background Health care delivered by community health workers reduces morbidity and
mortality while providing a considerable return on investment. Despite growing consensus …
mortality while providing a considerable return on investment. Despite growing consensus …
[HTML][HTML] Informal mhealth at scale in Africa: Opportunities and challenges
The extraordinary global growth of digital connectivity has generated optimism that mobile
technologies can help overcome infrastructural barriers to development, with 'mobile …
technologies can help overcome infrastructural barriers to development, with 'mobile …
The anthropology of health systems: a history and review
Ethnographies of health systems are a theoretically rich and rapidly growing area within
medical anthropology. Critical ethnographic work dating back to the 1950s has taken …
medical anthropology. Critical ethnographic work dating back to the 1950s has taken …
Motivation and job satisfaction of community health workers in Ethiopia: a mixed-methods approach
Y Ejigu, N Abera, W Haileselassie, N Berhanu… - Human Resources for …, 2023 - Springer
Background Ethiopia has been providing health care to its rural population since 2004 using
female Community Health Workers called Health Extension Workers (HEWs). The HEWs are …
female Community Health Workers called Health Extension Workers (HEWs). The HEWs are …
Exploring contextual adaptations in caregiver interventions for families raising children with developmental disabilities
There are increasing efforts to scale up services globally for families raising children with
developmental disabilities (DDs). Existing interventions, often developed in high income …
developmental disabilities (DDs). Existing interventions, often developed in high income …
[HTML][HTML] Compensation models for community health workers: comparison of legal frameworks across five countries
M Ballard, C Westgate, R Alban… - Journal of global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Despite the life-saving work they perform, community health workers (CHWs)
have long been subject to global debate about their remuneration. There is now, however …
have long been subject to global debate about their remuneration. There is now, however …
Exploring the motivations of female community health volunteers in primary healthcare provision in rural Nepal: a qualitative study
S Panday, E Teijlingen, A Barnes - PLOS Global Public Health, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Motivating Community Health Workers (CHWs)—many of whom are volunteers—is crucial
for achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) for Primary Healthcare (PHC) in …
for achieving Universal Healthcare Coverage (UHC) for Primary Healthcare (PHC) in …