Community health workers (CHWs) have been proposed as a means for bridging gaps in healthcare delivery in rural communities. Recent CHW programmes have been shown to improve child and neonatal health outcomes, and it is increasingly being suggested that paid CHWs become an integral part of health systems. Remuneration of CHWs can potentially effect their motivation and focus. … [Read more...] about The effect of payment and incentives on motivation and focus of community health workers: five case studies from low- and middle- income countries
Case studies
FHl Vietnam Program
This case study presents two innovative pilot programs developed by FHI Vietnam with USAID funding to address the MH needs of PLWH. The first integrated MH services into a methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) program and the second embedded MH services in an HIV outpatient care and treatment clinic (OPC) at a district general hospital. The overarching approach linking the two … [Read more...] about FHl Vietnam Program
Backpacks That Save Lives? You Bet!
Summer is winding down. Store shelves are stocked with notebooks and pencils instead of sunscreen and beach balls. And for most kids, the essential back-to-school purchase is the almighty backpack. If you're going to carry books and lunch to school, you'd better have something durable -- and fashionable! -- strapped on your shoulders. You may be surprised to learn that a … [Read more...] about Backpacks That Save Lives? You Bet!
An interview with Dr. Ram Shrestha:Supporting Community Health Workers- Where do we stand?
As a health professional, whenever I visit a rural village in a low-or middle-income country, several thoughts come to mind. Knowing that the formal health system usually ends at a health center, dispensary, or health post in these rural communities, does everyone in this village have access to health services? How can we ensure that there are enough health workers in nearby … [Read more...] about An interview with Dr. Ram Shrestha:Supporting Community Health Workers- Where do we stand?
Community health workers of Afghanistan: a qualitative study of a national program
In 2003 a Basic Package of Health Services was designed to provide services to the rural population in Afghanistan. This descriptive, qualitative study examines the gender breakdown and effectiveness of the CHW workforce. As some of the 20,000 CHWs across the country move up the hierarchy of supervision and training, management and decision making, the ratio of women to man … [Read more...] about Community health workers of Afghanistan: a qualitative study of a national program
