The ‘community’ in community case management of childhood illnesses in Malawi
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Date
2016
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Taylor & Francis Open Access
Abstract
: Malawi has achieved a remarkable feat in reducing its under-5 mortality in time to meet its
MDG 4 target despite high levels of poverty, low female literacy rates, recurrent economic crises, a severe
shortage of human resources for health, and poor health infrastructure. The country’s community-based
delivery platform (largely headed by Health Surveillance Assistants, or HSAs) has been well established since
the 1960s, although their tasks and responsibilities have evolved from surveillance to health promotion and
prevention, and more recently to include curative services. However, the role of and the form that community
involvement takes in community-based service delivery in Malawi is unclear.
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Keywords
Community health workers, Community involvement, Malawi, Childhood illnesses, Poverty, Low female literacy
Citation
Zembe-Mkabile, W. Z. et al. (2016). The ‘community’ in community case management of childhood illnesses in Malawi. Global Health Action, 9(1), 29177. 10.3402/ gha.v9.29177