[HTML][HTML] The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics

KA Fleming, S Horton, ML Wilson, R Atun, K DeStigter… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Executive summary At the end of 2019, the first reports of a new respiratory virus appeared
in China. The subsequent COVID-19 pandemic has affected every person, in every country …

Who is a community health worker?–a systematic review of definitions

A Olaniran, H Smith, R Unkels, S Bar-Zeev… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Background: Community health workers (CHWs) can play vital roles in
increasing coverage of basic health services. However, there is a need for a systematic …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs' relationships with the health system and communities

K LeBan, M Kok, HB Perry - Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 5. Roles and tasks

C Glenton, D Javadi, HB Perry - Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021 - Springer
Background This is the fifth of our 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at
the Dawn of a New Era.” When planning new community health worker (CHW) roles or …

Multi‐month prescriptions, fast‐track refills, and community ART groups: results from a process evaluation in Malawi on using differentiated models of care to achieve …

ML Prust, CK Banda, R Nyirenda… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: In order to facilitate scale‐up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Malawi,
innovative and pragmatic models have been developed to optimize the efficiency of HIV …

Optimising the benefits of community health workers' unique position between communities and the health sector: a comparative analysis of factors shaping …

MC Kok, H Ormel, JEW Broerse, S Kane… - Global public …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Community health workers (CHWs) have a unique position between communities and the
health sector. The strength of CHWs' relationships with both sides influences their motivation …

The community health worker as service extender, cultural broker and social change agent: a critical interpretive synthesis of roles, intent and accountability

M Schaaf, C Warthin, L Freedman, SM Topp - BMJ Global Health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] The global pendulum swing towards community health workers in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review of trends, geographical distribution and …

H Schneider, D Okello, U Lehmann - Human resources for health, 2016 - Springer
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 …

The roles of community health workers who provide maternal and newborn health services: case studies from Africa and Asia

A Olaniran, B Madaj, S Bar-Zev, N van den Broek - BMJ global health, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction A variety of community health workers (CHWs) provide maternal and newborn
health (MNH) services in low-income and middle-income settings. However, there is a need …