As the second annual World Health Workers Week (April 7-11, 2014) draws to a close, we wish to look back at the ways in which community health workers (CHWs) have been honored over the past year – especially for their incredible power for aiding social and economic development through the health sector. In particular, the… [ More ]
It’s World Health Worker Week (WHWW)! WHWW was started two years ago to celebrate and call attention to the inspiring health workers across the globe who make health care a possibility. In addition to recognizing the important work of health workers, including community health workers (CHWs), this week is a time for advocating for human… [ More ]
“For some of us that are far off from the clinic, the [gCHV] can reach us all the way in the bushes to make people stay healthy…You stay right there in the village, the people come to you to give you medicine. They teach us, make us to stay healthy, and make our surroundings clean.” … [ More ]
Lwala Community Alliance is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to build the capacity of the people of North Kamagambo, Kenya to improve their own comprehensive well-being. One of the key programs is in community and preventive health. Lwala Community Alliance employs an extensive community health network which uses community members as the drivers and… [ More ]
This piece was co-authored by Justine Marshall & Cindil Redick This week, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, Save the Children, USAID, and other organizations are hosting a review of evidence in support of the integrated community case management (iCCM) of common childhood illnesses – a strategy to deliver high quality care to children in the… [ More ]
