This November, the One Million Community Health Worker (1mCHW) Campaign, in partnership with iHeed and other organizations, will support the Global Education and Technology (GET) Health Summit. The GET Health Summit will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from the technology, education, and health sectors to discuss innovative solutions to the global shortage of… [ More ]
Community health is a global phenomenon. The One Million Community Health Workers (1mCHW) Campaign strives to improve access to health care in sub-Saharan Africa through assisting in the development of national community health programs. Although the Campaign focuses solely on community health workers (CHWs) within sub-Saharan Africa, other countries beyond this region of the world… [ More ]
This week in Melbourne, Australia, health and development experts from around the world are coming together at the 20th annual International AIDS Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is “Stepping up the Pace,” which focuses on the critical nature of the current global agenda and the importance of targeting HIV/AIDS in areas where “Key… [ More ]
Approximately 28% of the estimated four million people that live in Liberia lack access to healthcare, which is defined as living more than 5km from a health facility. Access to health services are limited by a variety of factors such as inadequate availability of skilled health professionals, long distances to health facilities, and poverty, to… [ More ]
The One Million Community Health Workers Campaign, as a member of the Health for All Campaign, is proud to share the Health for All Campaign’s fact sheet on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and its global relevance in the post-2015 development era. This two-page document includes pivotal background information on UHC and its core principles and… [ More ]
