We’re extremely proud to announce the rollout of Phase 2 of our Operations Room! The One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign has been developing Phase 2 over the past three months with Direct Relief and ESRI. The goal of the Operations Room is to refocus efforts on scaling-up community health workers (CHWs) for MDG… [ More ]
This week on our blog we are pleased to share a story about Alfredo, a frontline health worker from the Dominican Republic. This post, from our friends at CapacityPlus, can also be found here. —- Better, Stronger, and Thankful: HIV Peer Counselor in the Dominican Republic Shares Impact of His Work September 2014 by Alex Collins… [ More ]
Last Friday NGOs, governmental organizations, and medical societies from across the world celebrated World Contraception Day! These organizations come together every year to spread the word and raise awareness about contraception and reproductive health. World Contraception Day (WCD) centers on a vision where all pregnancies are wanted. Unfortunately, access to contraception and family planning services… [ More ]
Report by alliance of top US-based organizations urges nations to maximize impact of CHWs by defining core competencies Cape Town, South Africa, September 29, 2014 – A new report finds that developing nations’ ability to deal with pressing health challenges like HIV/AIDS and ensuring maternal and newborn survival will be strengthened by creating a common… [ More ]
Over the last few months, we’ve been highlighting best practices from some of the most unique and successful community health worker (CHW) programs from around the world. Although the One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign only works in sub-Saharan Africa, we recognize the impressive work that these diverse initiatives are doing to break down… [ More ]
