This advocacy guide offers a strategy to facilitate the adoption of injectable contraceptives into CHW health service delivery programs. It expands on six steps that advocates can take to push for a policy change that would allow CHWs to provide injectables. … [Read more...] about Community-Based Access to Injectables: An Advocacy Guide
Training materials
A Guide for Training Community Health Workers/Volunteers to Provide Maternal and Newborn Health Messages
This training guide focuses on building the capacity of CHWs and volunteers to use counseling cards to promote the health of women and newborns at home through preventive care, identification of problems, and seeking appropriate care. The guide trains CHWs to identify and interact with women of reproductive age, as well as their families, community and religious leaders, and … [Read more...] about A Guide for Training Community Health Workers/Volunteers to Provide Maternal and Newborn Health Messages
Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy: A Trainer’s Reference Guide
This is a resource for trainers developing in-service training for facility-based healthcare providers and CHWs who already have some basic experience with reproductive health and family planning. It is a reference guide to be used by trainers and can be adapted depending on whether trainees are facility-based or community-based. This training will enable providers to … [Read more...] about Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancy: A Trainer’s Reference Guide
TB HIV Training Manual for Community Health Workers
This training manual assists community leaders and CHWs to provide correct information on TB and TB/HIV co-infection, as well as on stigma and discrimination. The training prepares CHWs to share information and answer questions about TB and TB/HIV co-infection, promote TB prevention, encourage people to go for TB diagnosis and treatment, and support adherence to TB treatment. … [Read more...] about TB HIV Training Manual for Community Health Workers
Engaging Men at the Community Level
This training manual helps participants develop and use activities at the community level to create a supportive environment for work related male engagement. It provides guidance on discussing HIV and AIDS, gender norms, gender equity and creating community action teams. … [Read more...] about Engaging Men at the Community Level
