Summary The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are now steering the global health
and development agendas. Notably, the SDGs contain no mention of primary health care …

Background This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health
Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community health workers (CHWs) have …

Background This is the concluding paper of our 11-paper supplement,“Community health
workers at the dawn of a new era”. Methods We relied on our collective experience, an …

Background The contributions that community–based primary health care (CBPHC) and
engaging with communities as valued partners can make to the improvement of maternal …

Background Community engagement (CE) is an essential component in a primary health
care (PHC) and there have been growing calls for service providers to seek greater CE in …

Background Early detection of several skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs)–
including leprosy, Buruli ulcer, yaws, and scabies-may be achieved through school surveys …

Background Antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) are critical opportunities for
women, babies and parents/families to receive quality care and support from health …

The majority of the world's population lives in urban areas, and regions with the highest
under-five mortality rates are urbanising rapidly. This 7-year interrupted time series study …

Background Community–based primary health care (CBPHC) is an approach used by
health programs to extend preventive and curative health services beyond health facilities …

Background This paper assesses the effectiveness of community–based primary health care
(CBPHC) in improving child health beyond the neonatal period. Although there has been an …