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Consulting Opportunity: Digitizing Community Health Worker Payments in Tanzania Scoping and Proposal Design

Exploring Community Health Worker Perspectives: Maternal and Child Health Care Implementation in Rwanda. Uncovering Barriers and Facilitators Through Qualitative Inquiry. This study explores the experiences of community health workers (CHWs) delivering maternal and child health (MCH) services in Rwanda. Through interviews and focus groups with 24 CHWs and supervisors, key facilitators like community trust and personal motivation were identified, while barriers such as long hours, limited resources, and low salaries were also highlighted. Understanding these factors can help improve MCH service delivery by addressing challenges and leveraging motivations among CHWs. https://lnkd.in/gQnPTSiS #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthForAll #Healthcare #GlobalWellness #HealthPolicy

Community Health Promoters Embrace e-CHIS Across Kenya Mary Muthoni, Principal Secretary for Public Health, has reported significant progress in the adoption of the electronic Community Health Information System (e-CHIS) for routine community health service delivery in Kenya. Currently, 46 out of 47 counties have integrated e-CHIS into their health services, marking a substantial advancement in health information management and service delivery efficiency. The only county yet to implement this system is Mandera, indicating a near-universal uptake of digital health solutions aimed at enhancing the quality and accessibility of community health services across the nation. https://lnkd.in/eVZipCpc

Very good vision of community health! The ability to respond to community health needs and be able to adapt as they evolve is the key to success for community health in phase with technological advances.

Community systems strengthening is an important step towards #healthequity. Interesting insights about experiences of community health care workers in Kenya.

Community engagement is critical for democracy. I am the only person from the U.S. in the course I'm taking this week (Working with Conflict and High Emotion, hosted by IAP2 Canada), and it has been fascinating to see how community engagement is influenced by culture. Culture influences the degree to which the people's voice is valued. The World Health Organization is actively working to engage other countries, such as Thailand, to promote social participation (video). I know many agencies in the U.S. government engage the public in decisions, but do we participate enough? Is public participation a large enough part of the process, and/or do we as citizens participate as much as we could? And I'll just leave you with this to chew on... "The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up—ever—trusting our fellow citizens to join with us in our determined pursuit of a living democracy?" - Terry Tempest Williams.

Our new article on Experiences of community health workers on adopting mHealth in rural Malawi is out now. Thanks to Dr Chembe and co-authors for the great work! You can read it from this link: https://lnkd.in/dxvjYgXB

Community consultations engaging the community in improving health services This video is part of a series of audiovisual success stories depicting N’weti's projects and interventions. With this content we share N’weti’s interventions in the context of community-led monitoring of the quality of primary health care service provision using the Community Score Card (CSC) tool. The #CSC is a tool that allows users of public health services to participate, in an active and organized way, in monitoring the quality of services provided by health facilities. The #CSC, from N’weti’s perspective, is used for three main purposes: (i) monitoring the quality of public health services; (ii) identifying and defining health priorities (from the user’s perspective) for subsequent integration into district health sector plans and the Economic and Social Plans and District Budgets (PESOD); and (iii) building a body of evidence for defining advocacy actions on public policies in the health sector. The #CSC is a tool developed by The World Bank and adapted by N’weti for community-led monitoring of the quality of services. N’weti, in partnership with the Ministry of Health (#MISAU), implemented community consultation management processes using this tool from 2019 to 2023, in close collaboration with the targeted health units and local authorities, and at the time of producing the video (first half of 2023) community consultations had already been conducted in 273 health units in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Zambézia and Nampula This video is only available in Portuguese. https://lnkd.in/dGTsUBjb

Main difficulties with community health digital solutions include limited access to technology, data security concerns, and a lack of alignment with patients' needs and values. Electrification of health facilities and access to electricity by CHWs are foundational for effective implementation of community digital health systems. They ensure reliable operation of digital tools and connectivity, essential for data collection, patient management, and telemedicine services, ultimately enhancing healthcare delivery. #CommunityHealth #DigitalHealth #HealthcareDelivery

Always looking forward to read and learn from the great insights ftom my CEO .#digitalhealthinnovation #Communityhealthstrategy #CHWAdvocacy #Healthcaresustainability!