Transition and change: opportunities and challenges of CHW programme reform for community health systems and vertical disease programmes in Liberia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, community health worker (CHW) programmes are critical to addressing health worker shortages and have been recognised as critical pillars within the drive towards universal health coverage (UHC). In 2016, the Liberian Ministry of Health launched the National Community Health Services Policy 2016-2021, which included significant CHW programme reform to address ongoing health workforce capacity gaps in the country. However, little consideration was given to the impact of such reforms on ongoing health interventions that rely heavily on the use of CHW cadres. Our study explores how CHW programme reform in Liberia influenced performance of CHWs involved in the delivery of Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) programmes to elucidate how health systems reform can impact t

SUBMITTER: Zawolo G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11460177 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature