Background With the 40th anniversary of the Declaration of Alma-Ata, a global effort is
underway to re-focus on strengthening primary health care systems, with emphasis on …

Background While the evidence supporting the effectiveness of community health worker
(CHW) programmes is substantial, there is also considerable evidence that many of these …

Background There is robust evidence that community health workers (CHWs) in low-and
middle-income (LMIC) countries can improve their clients' health and well-being. The …

Background Globally, there is renewed interest in and momentum for strengthening
community health systems, as also emphasized by the recent Astana Declaration. Recent …

Despite progress in documenting the outcomes of Community Health Worker interventions,
the lack of standardized measures to assess CHW practice has made it difficult for programs …

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly recognized as an
integral component of the health workforce needed to achieve public health goals in low …

Community health workers (CHWs) have reemerged as significant cadres in low-and middle-
income countries and are now seen as an integral part of achieving the goal of universal …

Community health worker programs have emerged as one of the most effective strategies to
address human resources for health shortages while improving access to and quality of …

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in grassroots
healthcare and are essential for achieving the health-related Sustainable Development …

Background This is the concluding paper of our 11-paper supplement,“Community health
workers at the dawn of a new era”. Methods We relied on our collective experience, an …