This article describes a data harmonization and collaboration executed by the Community Health Impact Coalition. This project aimed to identify practices that enable quality care across community health sites, facilitate cross-site learning, and reinforce health information systems across communities. In the initial data collection phase described in this paper, researchers … [Read more...] about Lessons from an eight-country community health data harmonization collaborative
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
The cost-effectiveness of community health workers delivering free diarrhoea treatment: evidence from Uganda
In this study, researchers in Uganda investigated how health products may be most effectively distributed across communities. Four distribution methods for oral rehydration salts for child diarrhea were tested: free home deliveries, free distribution at a local facility, door-to-door sales model, and a control method. Ultimately, researchers found that free delivery of ORS was … [Read more...] about The cost-effectiveness of community health workers delivering free diarrhoea treatment: evidence from Uganda
Effectiveness of community health workers on identification and mobilization of persons living with epilepsy in rural Rwanda using a validated screening tool
This study aimed to investigate the use of a validated screening tool in identifying epilepsy cases. More than 300 CHWs from 114 villages in northern Rwanda were trained to use the Limoges questionnaire, a validated epilepsy screening test. Ultimately, 281 CHWs screened community members in more than 100 villages, and identified more than 1,300 possible cases of epilepsy. … [Read more...] about Effectiveness of community health workers on identification and mobilization of persons living with epilepsy in rural Rwanda using a validated screening tool
Village health worker motivation for better performance in a maternal and child health programme in Nigeria: A realist evaluation
This study aimed to determine what factors motivate village health workers in maternal and child health programs. VHWs from 12 primary health care facilities in Anambra State, Kenya participated in focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. During interviews, researchers collected data on motivating factors that allow VHWs to carry out their duties. Monetary incentives, … [Read more...] about Village health worker motivation for better performance in a maternal and child health programme in Nigeria: A realist evaluation
Challenges experienced by community health workers and their motivation to attend a self-management programme
This study sought to investigate the challenges, both professional and personal, that CHWs face while carrying out their daily activities. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 15 CHWs from the Western Cape, South Africa. Through these interviews, five themes emerged regarding professional challenges faced by CHWs: social conditions, patients’ mental health, work … [Read more...] about Challenges experienced by community health workers and their motivation to attend a self-management programme
