Disrupting gender norms in health systems: making the case for change
Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …
Community health workers and health equity in low-and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice
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 …
promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low-and middle-income countries …
[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 …
essential for progress towards all health-related goals, including universal health coverage …
Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs' relationships with the health system and communities
Background This is the ninth paper in our series,“Community Health Workers at the Dawn of
a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an intermediary position between the …
a New Era”. Community health workers (CHWs) are in an intermediary position between the …
Salaried and voluntary community health workers: exploring how incentives and expectation gaps influence motivation
Background The recent publication of the WHO guideline on support to optimise community
health worker (CHW) programmes illustrates the renewed attention for the need to …
health worker (CHW) programmes illustrates the renewed attention for the need to …
Performance of community health workers: situating their intermediary position within complex adaptive health systems
Health systems are social institutions, in which health worker performance is shaped by
transactional processes between different actors. This analytical assessment unravels the …
transactional processes between different actors. This analytical assessment unravels the …
“It cannot do all of my work”: community health worker perceptions of AI-enabled mobile health applications in rural India
Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) suggest that AI applications could transform
healthcare delivery in the Global South. However, as researchers and technology …
healthcare delivery in the Global South. However, as researchers and technology …
Taking stock of 10 years of published research on the ASHA programme: examining India's national community health worker programme from a health systems …
Abstract Background As India's accredited social health activist (ASHA) community health
worker (CHW) programme enters its second decade, we take stock of the research …
worker (CHW) programme enters its second decade, we take stock of the research …
Feedpal: Understanding opportunities for chatbots in breastfeeding education of women in india
Use of chatbots in different spheres of life is continuously increasing since a couple of years.
We attempt to understand the potential of chatbots for breastfeeding education by …
We attempt to understand the potential of chatbots for breastfeeding education by …
The community health worker as service extender, cultural broker and social change agent: a critical interpretive synthesis of roles, intent and accountability
This paper is a critical interpretive synthesis of community health workers (CHWs) and
accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were …
accountability in low-income and middle-income countries. The guiding questions were …