Health Workers’ and Managers’ Perceptions of the Integrated Community Case Management Program for Childhood Illness in Malawi: The Importance of Expanding Access to Child Health Services

Authors: Callaghan-Koru JA et al.

Community case management (CCM) is a promising task-shifting strategy for expanding treatment of childhood illness that is increasingly adopted by low-income countries. This study uses qualitative methods to explore health workers’ and managers’ perceptions about CCM provided by health surveillance assistants during the program’s first year in Malawi.

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Resource Topic: Community Case Management, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness/IMCI, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Task shifting

Resource Type: Journal articles, Research

Year: 2012

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Country: Malawi

Publisher May Restrict Access: No