These symposia bring together various stakeholders including researchers, practitioners, policy makers, academics, donors, civil society, students and CHWs.
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In the Nigerian context, state government engagement is also important to ensure community health services are embedded in the health system and in the state’s health budget.
Forty years after Alma Ata, 2018 was a remarkable year regarding the promotion of health for all.
I left the 71st World Health Assembly wondering whether we had learned anything from CHW experiences over the last several decades
This blog shares the key role CHWs play in the provision of maternal and child health care in Nepal and Uganda.
Applying a gender lens is thus critical in developing health systems and policies that strive to meet UHC, especially as we consider strategies that strengthen gender equity in the deployment of the health workforce including community health workers (CHWs) needed to meet the UHC goals.
