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“…considered ‘essential workers’, so we report to work and serve the community”: experiences of community health workers during COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

BMC Health Services Research
Background Community health workers (CHWs) played an essential part in providing health services to the communities they served prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they had some positive impact on community/household health service promotion ...
Uchenna Benedine Okafor, Iyabo Obasanjo, Daniel Ter Goon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engaging community health workers in maternal and newborn care in eastern Uganda [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2015
Background: Community health workers (CHWs) have been employed in a number of low- and middle-income countries as part of primary health care strategies, but the packages vary across and even within countries.
Monica Okuga, Margaret Kemigisa, Sarah Namutamba, Gertrude Namazzi, Peter Waiswa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and outcomes of childhood status epilepticus in Kano, northern Nigeria

Epilepsia Open, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 973-982, June 2026.
Abstract Objective Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) is a major neurological emergency in childhood, but population‐based data from low‐ and middle‐income countries remain limited. We estimated the incidence, mortality, neurological outcomes, and predictors of adverse outcomes among children with CSE in Kano, northern Nigeria.
Umar A. Sabo, Halima Kabir, Aminu T. Abdullahi, Halima Adamu, Auwal S. Salihu, Abba M. Abdullahi, Aminu Wada, Zubairu Iliyasu, Jamilu Zakari, Safiya Gambo, Binta W. Jibir, Muktar H. Aliyu, Usman J. Wudil, Donna J. Ingles, Heather L. Prigmore, Bryan E. Shepherd, Angela R. Paolucci, Edwin Trevathan   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mobilizing community assets to address health equity: Evaluation of the Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE) project in Kansas

Public Health in Practice
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of an asset-based community engagement approach to health equity. Study design: Mixed-methods program evaluation. Methods: Communities Organizing to Promote Equity (COPE), an academic-community partnership, established ...
Kristina M. Bridges, Sharon Fitzgerald Wolff, Sarah Finocchario-Kessler, Kara E. Knapp, Christina M. Pacheco, Elizabeth Ablah, K. Allen Greiner, Joseph W. LeMaster, Yvonnes Chen, Vicki Collie-Akers, Mariana Ramírez, Antonio Miras Neira, Angela Scott, Kevin J. Sykes, Daniel J. Parente, Erin Corriveau, Jennifer Woodward, Emily Morrow, Edward F. Ellerbeck   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Congenital Genitourinary Anomaly Identification and Referral in Rural Nepal: A Qualitative Study on the Perspective of Female Community Health Volunteers

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Delayed presentation of congenital anomalies is common in Nepal, highlighting the importance of timely diagnosis. Female community health volunteers (FCHVs), who are integral to health care delivery in communities, may offer an opportunity for early identification and referral of these anomalies.
Prajjwol Luitel, Sujan Paudel, Amit Yadav, Dinesh Prasad Koirala, Sarah B. Cairo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community health workers and accountability: reflections from an international “think-in”

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Community health workers (CHWs) are frequently put forward as a remedy for lack of health system capacity, including challenges associated with health service coverage and with low community engagement in the health system, and expected to enhance or ...
Marta Schaaf, Jonathan Fox, Stephanie M. Topp, Caitlin Warthin, Lynn P. Freedman, Rachel Sullivan Robinson, Sundararaman Thiagarajan, Kerry Scott, Thoko Maboe, Margareth Zanchetta, Ana Lorena Ruano, Maryse Kok, Svea Closser   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who are CHWs? An ethnographic study of the multiple identities of community health workers in three rural Districts in Tanzania [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Abstract Background Numerous studies have examined the role of community health workers (CHWs) in improving the delivery of health services and accelerating progress towards national and international development goals. A limited but growing body of studies have also explored the interactions between CHWs’
Mohamed Yunus Rafiq, Hannah Wheatley, Hildegalda P. Mushi, Colin Baynes   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Safeguarding maternal health against extreme heat in India: A policy analysis of state‐level heat action plans

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 173, Issue 3, Page 1443-1453, June 2026.
Abstract Objective This study identifies and characterizes policy measures across Indian states to protect pregnant and lactating women from extreme heat exposure through a thematic analysis of state‐level heat and climate adaptation plans. Methods Using content analysis, we systematically reviewed publicly available Heat Action Plans (HAPs) (N = 19 ...
Gabriela De Jesus Cipriano Flores, Surya Surendran, Karthika Kumar, Devaki Nambiar, Jane E. Hirst   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policy and advocacy considerations for the prevention and care of preterm birth

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 173, Issue 3, Page 1174-1182, June 2026.
Abstract Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of mortality in children aged under 5 years and a major contributor to lifelong morbidity, disproportionately affecting low‐ and middle‐income countries. Despite its significant burden, PTB remains underprioritized on global and national health agendas, with limited integration into monitoring ...
Wondimu Gudu, Catalina M. Valencia, Leticia I. Ojeda, Priya Soma‐Pillay, on behalf of the FIGO Committee on Preterm Birth   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community Health Workers’ Challenges during COVID-19: An Intersectionality Study

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) and auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) as community health workers (CHWs) have been crucial in providing health assistance and information during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jyothi Kurapati, C T Anitha
doaj   +1 more source