Community health workers and health equity in low-and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice

S Ahmed, LE Chase, J Wagnild, N Akhter… - International Journal for …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The deployment of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is widely
promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low-and middle-income countries …

[HTML][HTML] A realist review to assess for whom, under what conditions and how pay for performance programmes work in low-and middle-income countries

NS Singh, RJ Kovacs, R Cassidy, SR Kristensen… - Social Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pay for performance (P4P) programmes are popular health system-focused interventions
aiming to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This realist …

[图书][B] WHO guideline on health policy and system support to optimize community health worker programmes

World Health Organization - 2018 - apps.who.int
Addressing health workforce shortage, maldistribution and performance challenges is
essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including universal health coverage …

How are pay-for-performance schemes in healthcare designed in low-and middle-income countries? Typology and systematic literature review

RJ Kovacs, T Powell-Jackson, SR Kristensen… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background Pay for performance (P4P) schemes provide financial incentives to health
workers or facilities based on the achievement of pre-specified performance targets and …

[HTML][HTML] How do gender relations affect the working lives of close to community health service providers? Empirical research, a review and conceptual framework

R Steege, M Taegtmeyer, R McCollum… - Social Science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Close-to-community (CTC) providers have been identified as a key cadre to
progress universal health coverage and address inequities in health service provision due …

Supporting and retaining Village Health Teams: an assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan districts

DC Mays, EJ O'Neil, EA Mworozi, BJ Lough… - International journal for …, 2017 - Springer
Background Uganda's national community health worker program involves volunteer Village
Health Teams (VHTs) delivering basic health services and education. Evidence …

Linking communities to formal health care providers through village health teams in rural Uganda: lessons from linking social capital

LK Musinguzi, EB Turinawe, JT Rwemisisi… - Human resources for …, 2017 - Springer
Background Community-based programmes, particularly community health workers
(CHWs), have been portrayed as a cost-effective alternative to the shortage of health …

[HTML][HTML] Toward universal coverage in Afghanistan: a multi-stakeholder assessment of capacity investments in the community health worker system

A Edward, C Branchini, I Aitken, M Roach… - Social science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Global efforts to scale-up the community health workforce have accelerated as a result of the
growing evidence of their effectiveness to enhance coverage and health outcomes …

[图书][B] The Health Workforce in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Analysis of Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay

C Carpio, NS Bench - 2015 - books.google.com
This report provides a status update on the human resources for health (HRH) sub-system in
six Latin American and Caribbean countries: Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama …

Effects of three interventions and determinants of full vaccination among children aged 12–59 months in Nyanza province, Kenya

Y Kawakatsu, J Tanaka, K Ogawa, K Ogendo, S Honda - Public health, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this study is to describe the effects of the three main interventions
and identify the individual and community determinants of full vaccination coverage among …