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 …

There is growing interest in the potential for complex systems perspectives in evaluation.
This reflects a move away from interest in linear chains of cause-and-effect, towards …

Gender refers to the social relationships between males and females in terms of their roles,
behaviours, activities, attributes and opportunities, and which are based on different levels of …

Power is a growing area of study for researchers and practitioners working in the field of
health policy and systems research (HPSR). Theoretical development and empirical …

Based on the scores and trends of Sustainable Development Goals, Iran, our case study,
has been unsuccessful in nearly all the pillars of sustainable development despite the …

Historically, water and sanitation programs have focused on women's instrumental value in
improving conditions and behaviors. No reviews have synthesized evidence on water and …

Universal health coverage (UHC) depends on a strong primary health-care system. To be
successful, primary health care must be expanded at community and household levels as …

This article explores the mobilization of power by health workers during policy
implementation, showing how in a context of discretion and resource scarcity they can …

Background India's accredited social health activist (ASHA) programme consists of almost
one million female community health workers (CHWs). Launched in 2005, there is now an …

Power is a critical concept to understand and transform health policy and systems. Power
manifests implicitly or explicitly at multiple levels—local, national and global—and is present …