Best Investment for a Healthier World

Community Health Workers

Digital Health 2.0: Getting Tools and Services to People Who Need Them Most
Asif Akram, Living Goods; Caitlin Augustin, DataKind; Jeanne Koepsell, Save the Children

Community health workers can play a pivotal role in responding to COVID-19 if we invest in and commit to proven digital health tools.

Community Health Workers, Digital Health
Working Double Duty in India’s Fight Against COVID-19
Indrani Kashyap, JhpiegoKrithika Murali, Jhpiego

Nurse Ranita Maibam is among the thousands of community health officers on the frontlines of India's response to the pandemic.

Community Health Workers, #FrontlinePerspectives, Health Workers, Jhpiego
To Eliminate Malaria, We Must Invest in Community Health Workers During COVID-19
Francisco Rodriguez, Last Mile Health

If we don't protect and support community health workers responding to COVID-19 global progress to eliminate malaria and other preventable diseases will stall, or even reverse.

Malaria, Community Health Workers
Reflections on 2020 from a Nurse and a Midwife
Stembile Mugore, IntraHealth International

What does 2020 The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife mean for us? How will we be honored —and how will we honor the profession?

Community Health Workers, Midwives, Nurses, maternal and child health, #FrontlinePerspectives
To Spur Health Workforce Policy Progress, Listen to Frontline Health Workers
Vince Blaser

A community health worker from Kenya inspired global health advocates at the 2020 Prince Mahidol Awards Conference and UHC Forum.

Community Health Workers
Improving Primary Care by Championing Our Primary Resource—the Health Worker
Phil Carroll, Senior Advocacy Manager, Global Community Impact, Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is delivering on the new Political Declaration for UHC by launching the Center for Health Worker Innovation to strengthen primary, community-based care.
UNGA, Community Health Workers, Midwives, Nurses, UHC
Reflections from a Frontline Health Worker: Integrated Community Health Systems Drive Better Health Outcomes and Save Lives
Albertha Freeman, Community Health Nurse Supervisor in Liberia

I am one of thousands of community and frontline health workers bringing primary health care within reach of all Liberians.

Community Health Workers, universal health coverage
Not Slowing Down: Community Health Worker Harriet Mutaawe
Judith Ssesse, Community Health Manager, Nsangi Branch, Living Goods

Harriet's a community health worker and an advocate in rural Uganda.

Africa, Community Health Workers
Women in the Workforce: Promoting the Rights, Well-being, and Contributions of Female Community Health Workers
Aissata MaigaLilian OtisoAmelia ClarkCaroline Johnson

This Women Deliver, Population Council take a close look at female community health workers and the integral role they play in holding up health systems all over the world.

Community Health Workers, Africa
Integrating Care on the Front Lines: Leveraging Community Health Workers in Fighting Non-Communicable Diseases
Lizah Masis

Lizah Masis, Financing Alliance for Health

“Prevention and control should be at the center of NCD care to reduce the susceptibility of those at risk and to ensure the healthy remain healthy”

Dr. Bachani. Former Deputy Commissioner of NCDs, Ministry of Health,...

Community Health Workers, Medtronic Foundation, Non-communicable diseases