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 ]
Happy World Population Day! The Campaign’s Field Specialist for Nigeria, Shehu Makarfi, recently visited the CHW program in Kaduna State to learn about current family planning practices and services promoted by community health workers (CHWs). Mallam Ibrahim Abubakar and Anna Hema Lawrence (pictured on the right with Shehu) are two of the CHWs in Kaduna… [ More ]
As proponents of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the 1mCHW Campaign promotes the effective use of community health workers (CHWs) as an important service delivery mechanism for achieving UHC in sub-Saharan Africa. CHWs are a core component of the health workforce, ensuring that essential health services are made available to people everywhere, regardless of their geographic… [ More ]
As we move towards the post-2015 era in global development, community health strategies continue to be proven as powerful mechanisms for achieving health systems change, especially in rural settings. African countries are increasingly adopting the One Million Community Health Worker (1mCHW) Campaign, and investing in community health workers (CHWs), striving to achieve the health-related Millennium… [ More ]
