Over the past half-century, community health workers (CHWs) have been a growing force for
extending health care and improving the health of populations. Following their introduction …

HOW EFFECTIVE ARE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS? Page 1 September 2012 Henry
Perry and Rose Zulliger Departments of International Health and Health, Behavior and …

Despite growing support for integration of frontline services, a lack of information about the
pre-conditions necessary to integrate such services hampers the ability of policy makers and …

Background Using twice-yearly campaigns such as Child Health Days to deliver vitamin A
supplements has been a key strategy over the last 2 decades, and was an important …

Economic analyses for vaccine‐preventable diseases provide important insights about the
value of prevention. We reviewed the literature to identify all of the peer‐reviewed, published …

In 2010, an expert advisory panel convened by the World Health Organization to assess the
feasibility of measles eradication concluded that (1) measles can and should be …

Introduction Economic evaluation studies demonstrate the value of money in health
interventions and enhance the efficiency of the healthcare system. Therefore, this study …

Background: The delivery of vitamin A supplements in Ethiopia has been shifting from Child
Health Days (campaigns) to routine delivery via the community health services. Objective …

The persistence of inadequate vaccination in crisis-affected settings raises concerns about
decision making regarding vaccine selection, timing, location, and recipients. This review …

Objectives: With the phase-out of the polio campaigns, Burkina Faso has developed a new
strategy for routine community-based vitamin A supplementation (VAS) by institutionalising …