Health systems supports for community case management of childhood illness: lessons from an assessment of early implementation in Malawi.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National community-based health worker (CBHW) programs often face challenges in ensuring that these remote workers are adequately trained, equipped and supervised. As governments increasingly deploy CBHWs to improve access to primary health care, there is an urgent need to assess how well health systems are supporting CBHWs to provide high quality care.

Methods

This paper presents the results of a mixed-methods assessment of selected health systems supports (supervision, drug supply, and job aids) for a national community case management (CCM) program for childhood illness in Malawi during the first year of implementation. We collected data on the types and levels of drug supply and supervision through a cross-sectional survey of a random sample of Health Surveill

SUBMITTER: Callaghan-Koru JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3637472 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature