Financing Alliance for Health has produced a series of country case studies providing robust information on community health system profiles, taking a financing lens. Each case study includes insights on community health system context, structure and lessons on financing. The government of Brazil has worked to enshrine public health spending in their constitution since 2000. … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Brazil
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Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Burkina Faso
Financing Alliance for Health has produced a series of country case studies providing robust information on community health system profiles, taking a financing lens. Each case study includes insights on community health system context, structure and lessons on financing. Burkina Faso has a long history of community-based health programming, however CHW motivation and … [Read more...] about Financing Alliance for Health Country Case Study: Burkina Faso
Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO
This case study evaluated Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a telemonitoring program connecting healthcare providers with subject experts. In March 2020, Project ECHO created 10 COVID-19 telemonitoring programs to address public health needs of rural/underserved areas. By evaluating these programs and the sessions provided, this paper demonstrated how … [Read more...] about Innovative COVID-19 Programs to Rapidly Serve New Mexico: Project ECHO
New England State of the Evidence 2021
CHW Central annually collects and records resources related to CHWs, their work, training, and effectiveness. To help CHWs and other stakeholders keep track of this information and how the field is evolving, CHW Central publishes a brief state of the evidence. The “New England State of the Evidence” focuses primarily on CHW research conducted in New England, but also draws upon … [Read more...] about New England State of the Evidence 2021
Does integrated community case management (iCCM) target health inequities and treatment delays? Evidence from an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from 21 countries in the period 2010 to 2018
Integrated community case management (iCCM) improves access for hard-to-reach populations by deploying CHWs to deliver essential treatment for children. This study reviewed demographic and health survey data from 21 countries over 9 years to evaluate iCCM programs. The study determined that iCCM can address treatment delays and target underserved populations. … [Read more...] about Does integrated community case management (iCCM) target health inequities and treatment delays? Evidence from an analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from 21 countries in the period 2010 to 2018
