Engaging Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Africa: Lessons from the Canadian Red Cross supported programs.

ABSTRACT: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) will not be achieved if health care worker shortages, estimated to increase to 18 million by 2030, are not addressed rapidly. Community-based health systems, which pivot to effective engagement of community health workers (CHW), may have an essential role in linking communities with health care facilities and reducing unmet health services needs caused by these shortages. The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) has partnered with different National Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies and Ministries of Health in Africa in the implementation of programs where CHWs contributed to the provision of various health services. This study reports on key findings (i.e., beneficiaries reached, CHWs engaged, programs implemented, intervention outcomes) and lessons learned from CRC sup

SUBMITTER: Idriss-Wheeler D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10796059 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature