Background There has been a substantial increase in publications and interest in
community health workers (CHWs) in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) over the last …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization recommends parasitological
confirmation of malaria prior to treatment. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) represent …

Policy researchers have used various categories of variables to explain why policies
change, including those related to institutions, interests and ideas. Recent research has paid …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are rapidly becoming priorities in developing
countries. While developed countries are more prepared in terms of skilled human …

Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in the detection and referral of
children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in many countries. However, distance to …

Introduction Drug shops are a major source of care for children in low income countries but
they provide sub-standard care. We assessed the feasibility and effect on quality of care of …

Background Community case management (CCM) involves training, supporting, and
supplying community health workers (CHWs) to assess, classify and manage sick children …

Objective: To explore historically primary healthcare (PHC) development in Iran in the light
of development plans before and after the Islamic Revolution. The results of this study can …

Community-based research on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa has focussed on the
increased provision of curative health services by a formalised cadre of lay community …

Contemporary debates in international development discourse are concerned with the non‐
tokenistic inclusion and participation of marginalized groups in the policy‐making process in …