Background BRAC, or Building Resources Across Communities, was founded in 1972 and is one of the largest non- governmental organizations in the world. It has been a global leader in developing and scaling up community health worker (CHW) programs to serve Bangladesh’s large rural population. More than three decades ago, BRAC trained paramedics modeled on the barefoot doctor … [Read more...] about The BRAC Shasthya Shebika and Shasthya Kormi Community Health Workers in Bangladesh
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Rwanda’s Community Health Worker Progam
Case Studies of Large-Scale Community Health Worker Programs was derived from Developing and Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs at Scale: A Reference Guide and Case Studies for Program Managers and Policymakers, edited by Henry Perry, Lauren Crigler, and Steve Hodgins. Originally published in May 2014 by USAID’s flagship Maternal and Child Health … [Read more...] about Rwanda’s Community Health Worker Progam
Tomorrow’s CHWs: Early Child Development
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: Building Tomorrow's Community Health Workforce As part of the ‘Symposium on CHWs and Their Contribution Towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ Makerere University (Uganda), CHW Central, Nottingham Trent University (UK), and World Vision are supporting a series of interviews with academic leaders and experts in international health … [Read more...] about Tomorrow’s CHWs: Early Child Development
Tomorrow’s CHWs: Promoting mental health and wellbeing
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: Building Tomorrow's Community Health Workforce As part of the ‘Symposium on CHWs and Their Contribution Towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ Makerere University (Uganda), CHW Central, Nottingham Trent University (UK), and World Vision are supporting a series of interviews with academic leaders and experts in international health … [Read more...] about Tomorrow’s CHWs: Promoting mental health and wellbeing
Tomorrow’s CHWs: Promoting gender equity and empowerment of women
VISIONS OF THE FUTURE: Building Tomorrow's Community Health Workforce As part of the ‘Symposium on CHWs and Their Contribution Towards the Sustainable Development Goals’ Makerere University (Uganda), CHW Central, Nottingham Trent University (UK), and World Vision are supporting a series of interviews with academic leaders and experts in international health … [Read more...] about Tomorrow’s CHWs: Promoting gender equity and empowerment of women
