This research study evaluates a task-shifting initiative in Ziniaré, Burkina Faso, which empowered community health workers (ASBCs) to provide modern family planning services directly to rural residents. The program successfully decentralized care and improved contraceptive awareness, between the intervention and…
New evidence from Kenya shows how clinician-supported telemedicine can strengthen community health systems. This study highlights how real-time clinical guidance for Community Health Promoters improves care quality, speeds up decision-making for sick children, and expands access to trusted primary health…
What happens when community health meets real-time clinical expertise? New research from Kenya reveals how telemedicine is helping Community Health Promoters deliver faster, higher-quality care, bringing trusted clinical support closer to families and strengthening primary health care where it’s needed…
As Uganda and other countries advance national community health strategies, the question is no longer if CHWs should be compensated, but how. These findings offer timely evidence for: Government partners designing sustainable CHW pay frameworks Donors & implementers considering blended…
Community health workers (CHWs) play a critical role in extending healthcare services to underserved populations, especially in low-income and middle-income countries. Professional CHWs (proCHWs), who are salaried, skilled, supplied and supervised, are essential for achieving Universal Health Coverage and other…
Kenya faces high childhood mortality from preventable illnesses such as diarrhea, malaria, and pneumonia. Integrated community case management (iCCM) addresses this burden through community-level diagnosis, treatment, and referral. This study examined the impact of digitalization and performance management on iCCM…
