Towards universal health coverage: What are the system requirements for effective large-scale community health worker programmes?

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dc.contributor.authorLehmann, Uta
dc.contributor.authorTwum-Danso, Nana A Y
dc.contributor.authorNyoni, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-07T09:42:30Z
dc.date.available2023-06-07T09:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAgainst the background of efforts to strengthen health systems for universal health coverage and health equity, many African countries have been relying on lay members of the community, often referred to as community health workers (CHWs), to deliver primary healthcare services. Growing demand and great variability in definitions, roles, governance and funding of CHWs have prompted the need to revisit CHW programmes and provide guidance on the implementation of successful programmes at scale. Drawing on the synthesised evidence from two extensive literature reviews, this article determines foundational elements of functioning CHW programmes, focusing in particular on the systems requirements of large-scale programmes. It makes recommendations for the effective development of large-scale CHW programmes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLehmann, U. et al. (2019). Towards universal health coverage: What are the system requirements for effective large-scale community health worker programmes?. BMJ Global Health, 4:e001046. 10.1136/ bmjgh-2018-001046en_US
dc.identifier.issn2059-7908
dc.identifier.uri10.1136/ bmjgh-2018-001046
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9057
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectCommunity health workersen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectHealth equityen_US
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goalsen_US
dc.titleTowards universal health coverage: What are the system requirements for effective large-scale community health worker programmes?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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