One Million Community Health Workers

Bridging the Gap: Video for UHC Day 2015

Opening Ceremony of Financing Community Health Worker System at Scale Workshop in Accra, Ghana

From June 9th to June 11th 1mCHW held a workshop in Accra, Ghana with the Ghana Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, and the Novartis Foundation to discuss strategies for scaling-up community health worker (CHW) programs and achieving universal health coverage.

Day 1 of Financing Community Health Worker System at Scale Workshop in Accra, Ghana

Day 2 of Financing Community Health Worker Systems at Scale Workshop in Accra, Ghana

Day 3 of Financing Community Health Worker Systems at Scale Workshop in Accra, Ghana

Ghana Completes CHW Roadmap with 1 Million Health Workers

Ghana has completed their Community Health Worker Roadmap through collaboration with the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign. Hear what the Ministry of Health in Ghana has to say about the process!

Olivia Wilde in Senegal with 1 Million Health Workers

In late July, Olivia Wilde traveled to Senegal with the One Million Community Health Workers Campaign to see first hand work of CHWs in the region. Check out her adventures!

GBC Health Conference: Andy Wright

Andy Wright of GlaxoSmithKline talked with GBC Health at the 2013 GBC Health Conference and highlighted the importance of business, innovation, effective ways to use Community Health Workers and achieving the health related Millennium Development Goals. Learn more about GBC Health

Community Health Worker Overview – Ruhiira Cluster, Uganda

This video highlights the role community health workers play in saving lives and connecting community members to the larger health care system. The One Million Community Health Workers Campaign is dedicated to working with stake holders to see a scale-up of these efforts across sub-Saharan Africa.

Community Health Workers in the Millennium Villages with FEED Backpacks

In many parts of rural Africa, clinics and hospitals are too far and few in between. Through a partnership with FEED HEALTH, Community Health Workers provide testing, treatment and consultation to the most vulnerable population in need of health care.

CHW Home Visit: Malaria Case

In the video above you met Shallon. She is a CHW in the MVP Ruhiira Cluster. Here we get to see her at work helping a child with fever symptoms. She test the child for Malaria and the results are positive. Unfortunately, the baby’s condition worsened. The mother contacted Shallon and was immediately taken to the health center where the baby received treatment. After three days, all is well and the baby is quite healthy. Shallon will continue to monitor this child to make sure that he becomes a strong and healthy boy.

How to make your own hand washing facility

CHWs often do sanitation inspections and help families build hand washing facilities. Hand washing is an important part of preventing diseases such as diarrhea and pneumonia. Watch this video of CHW Winnie teaching a whole community how to build their own, you might be inspired to try it!

Community Health Worker Shallon does a Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) for Malaria–UNCUT

We were able to follow CHWs as they visited homes in the Ruhiira cluster of the Millennium Villages Project. We have met Sharon before in the video above, this time we see her in action. She was called to a home because of a sick baby. Once a baby is said to have a fever the first thing a CHW does is test for Malaria. In this case the child did have malaria. And while Sharon waited for the results she inspected the family’s bed net and spoke to them about bed net usage. Two days after this was filmed, Sharon follows up to make sure the baby is doing better.

Spokes of Change: “Faster”

A new initiative between Millennium Promise and the USA Pro Cycling Challenge that raises awareness of the critical role that Community Health Workers can play in saving the lives of young mothers and children in Africa.