Communities are powerful and necessary agents for defining and pursuing their health, but
outside organizations often adopt community health promotion approaches that are …

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 …

Community health workers (CHWs) are a key part of the health workforce, with particular
importance for reaching the most marginalised. CHWs' contributions during pandemics have …

Executive summary The multiple and overlap** crises faced by countries, regions, and the
world appear unprecedented in their magnitude and complexity. Protracted conflicts …

Despite increasing evidence of the challenges affecting Community Health Workers (CHWs)
such as those related to training, supportive supervision and remuneration, there is a need …

Community health volunteers are considered a vital part of the community health structure in
Africa. Despite this vital role in African health systems, very little is known about the …

Background Vaccine hesitancy is a complex, contested social phenomenon and existing
research highlights the multifaceted role of trust in strengthening vaccine confidence …

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) have demonstrated capability to
improve various health indicators, however, many programmes require support in meeting …

Objectives Community health workers are essential to front-line health outreach throughout
low-income and middle-income countries, including programming for early childhood …

The paper examines the health system's response to COVID-19 in Sierra Leone. It aims to
explore how the pandemic affected service delivery, health workers, patient access to …