Background Lay health workers (LHWs) perform functions related to healthcare delivery,
receive some level of training, but have no formal professional or paraprofessional certificate …

Background There is a renewed interest in community health workers (CHWs) in Tanzania,
but also a concern that low motivation of CHWs may decrease the benefits of investments in …

I study the role of financial incentives as signals of job characteristics when these are
unknown to potential applicants. To this end, I create experimental variation in expected …

Background: The health seeking behaviour of a community determines how they use health
services. Utilisation of health facilities can be influenced by the cost of services, distance to …

In Bangladesh, rapid advancements in coverage of many health interventions have
coincided with impressive reductions in fertility and rates of maternal, infant, and childhood …

Introduction Community health workers (CHWs) are critical members of the public health
workforce, who connect the individuals they serve with resources, advocate for communities …

Objective This study examined the performance motivation of community health workers
(CHWs) and its determinants on India's Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) …

Background Maternal undernutrition is a major concern globally, contributing to poor birth
outcomes. Limited evidence exists on delivering multiple interventions for maternal nutrition …

Background Well-trained and highly motivated community health workers (CHWs) are
critical for delivery of many community-based newborn care interventions. High rates of …

This paper is concerned with how poor populations can obtain access to trusted, competent
knowledge and services in increasingly pluralistic health systems where unregulated …