Community health extension workers' training and supervision in Ethiopia: Exploring impact and implementation challenges for non-communicable disease service delivery.

ABSTRACT: Training and supervision of health workers are critical components of any health system;thus, we assessed how they impact health extension workers' (HEWs) role in non-communicable disease (NCD) service delivery in Ethiopia's health extension program (HEP), using an in-depth qualitative study conducted in 2019.The study covered two regions-the Tigray and the South Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR)-and involved the Federal Ministry of Health. We conducted twenty-seven key informant interviews with federal and regional policymakers, district health officials, health centre representatives and HEWs.Participants highlighted substantial implementation challenges with training and supervision practices delivered via the HEP. Training for NCDs lacked breadth and depth. IT was descr

SUBMITTER: Tesema AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021836 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature