Efforts in Sierra Leone can be modeled in other countries as a way toward sustainable financing for community health. […]
In Sierra Leone, Ensuring Sustainable Financing for Community Health
Writer: Community Health
Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Community Health Investments in Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health
This cost and cost-effectiveness brief aims to broadly summarize existing information on the costs and cost-effectiveness of community-delivered reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health interventions, including large-scale community health worker programs, to provide health decision-makers and planners with a baseline understanding of the types of costs associated with providing these services. To support efforts to […]
It takes a village and data: Using routine health information to ensure safe, institutionalized births in Mozambique
Communities that are invested in the health of their members are more resilient and able to problem solve to maintain improvements in their health outcomes. […]
Generating local solutions: How CARE’s Community Score Card is helping achieve health access for all
Generating local solutions to improve access to health care services should be a key cornerstone to strengthening a health system. […]
Mobile Technology Allows Community Health Workers to Quickly Identify & Refer in Côte d’Ivoire
In rural parts of this West African country, an app is helping people get the health care they need quickly and efficiently. […]
Say no to stigma: The critical role of key populations in the development of community-based services
While we have seen huge gains over the past 20 years, worldwide responses to the HIV epidemic are still failing to address the needs of many groups. […]
Strengthening HIV linkage and retention through improved community & facility collaboration in Botswana
USAID ASSIST work in Botswana demonstrates the potential role communities can play in improving community and facility collaboration. […]
Uganda Hosts First International Symposium on Community Health Workers
The three-day event brought together more than 450 researchers, academics, practitioners, policy makers, donors and students from 22 countries. […]
Improving Equitable Access to Lifesaving Maternal Health Care in Rural Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, there has been a remarkable – but inequitable – shift in cultural norms from delivering babies at home to delivery at health facilities. […]
Why Equity Matters for Health
Despite overall progress in reducing maternal and child deaths, significant inequities persist. […]
