Background This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health
Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have …

Healthcare workers are an essential element in the functionality of the health system.
However, the health workforce impact on health systems tends to be overlooked. Countries …

Abstract Background Qualitative research networks (QRNs) bring together researchers from
diverse contexts working on multi-country studies. The networks may themselves form a …

Background Supervision is essential for optimizing performance and motivation of
community health workers (CHWs). This paper, the seventh in our series,“Community health …

Despite increasing evidence of the challenges affecting Community Health Workers (CHWs)
such as those related to training, supportive supervision and remuneration, there is a need …

Background The strength of a health system—and ultimately the health of a population—
depends to a large degree on health worker performance. However, insufficient support to …

Access to healthcare in developing countries remains a challenge. As a result, taskshifting
to community health workers (CHWs) is increasingly used to mitigate healthcare worker …

Work related stress represents one of the most important emerging risks in occupational
health and management. The implementation of targeted strategies to manage stress …

Abstract Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) deliver services at-scale to reduce
maternal and child undernutrition, but often face inadequate support from the health system …

Background Supportive supervision is considered critical to community health worker
programme performance, but there is relatively little understanding of how it can be …