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Can Community Health Workers Report Accurately on Births and Deaths? Results of Field Assessments in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mali

Silva, R.; A. Amouzou; M. Muno, et al. (2016) CC
PLoS ONE 11(1): e0144662. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144662
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Community Ear & Hearing Health - Volume 9 • Issue 12 (2012)

Community Ear & Hearing Health (2012) C2
This journal is funded by CBM
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Baby Friendly Community Initiative. A Training Manual for Community Health Volunteers (c-BFCI)

Ministry of Health, Kenya; UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO Ministry of Health, Kenya; UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The community-BFCI (c-BFCI) manual has been developed to facilitate training of CHVs and stakeholders providing nutrition sensitive services at community level. The manual covers a wide range of top ... more
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Rwanda: NATIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGIC PLAN July 2013 - June 2018

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2013) C2
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2 million African community health workers - Harnessing the demographic dividend, ending AIDS and ensuring sustainable health for all in Africa

UNAIDS (2017) CC
This report makes the case for a major new initiative—to rapidly recruit, train and deploy 2 million community health workers in Africa. Drawing on a vast body of evidence and substantial regional ... more
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Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions: Training Guide – Community Workers

Quinn, V., and A. Guyon (2015) CC
The Essential Nutrition Actions and Essential Hygiene Actions Training Guide: Community Workers strengthens the capacity of community workers to deliver and promote the essential nutrition and hygie ... more
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Training of community health workers: Cervical cancer screening and management of cervical pre-cancers

Lakhbir Dhaliwal, Vanita Suri, Reshmi Bagga et al. World Health Organisation (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide and causes a significant number of deaths in the South-East Asia Region. Nearly 200 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in SEA Region Member States in 2008, giving an incidence of almost 25 per 100 ... more
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Community Empowerment in Health Uganda

Edward O'Neil Jr The Brookings Institution’s International Volunteering and Service Initiative (2009) C1
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Access to healthcare through community health workers in East and Southern Africa

Kumar, M.; R. Nefdt, E. Ribaira and K. Diallo UNICEF (2014) C_UNICEF
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Nepal: Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Program

Ministry of Health, Public Health Division (2015) C1
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Community Mental Health Practice. Seven essential Features for Scaling up in low- and middle-income Countries

Basic Needs Basic Rights (2009) CC
The seven essential features of practice for scaling up are described with great clarity. They are practical and universal, and encourage local innovation. They include policy, funding and local management structure, as well as working with all possible partners and developing local context adaptati ... more
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Community Health Strategy 2017-2021

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2017) C1
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Coaching Community Health Volunteers in Integrated Community Case Management Improves the Care of Sick Children Under-5: Experience from Bondo, Kenya

Wandabwa, M.S. ; Kabue M., Kasungami D., et al. , (2018) C1
Shortages of healthcare workers is detrimental to the health of communities, especially children. This paper describes the process of capacity building Community ... more
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National Operational Guideline for Community-Based Health Services, 2021

Ministry of Health The United Republic of Tanzania (2021) CC2
Towards Sustainable Community Health and Social Welfare Services Leaving No One Behind. This Operational Guideline for Community-Based ... more
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 9. CHWs’ relationships with the health system and communities

Karen LeBan , Maryse Kok and Henry B. Perry Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the ninth paper in our series, “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of a New Era”. Community ... more
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Liberia Community Health Road Map July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2017

Ministry of Health & Social Welfare, Liberia (2014)
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Community Health Volunteers (CHVs): Non Communicable Diseases NCD Module 13. Facilitators Manual

Ministry of Health, Division of Community Health Services, Division of Non-Communicable Diseases (2015) CC
This training module is meant to strengthen the capacity of CHVs to prevent the Non Communicable Diseases at the community level . The Government of Kenya is committed to supporting community ... more
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Context Analysis:Close-to- Community Health Care Service Providers in Bangladesh

M. SHOWKAT GANI, MAL ABIKA SARKER, BULBUL ASHRAF SIDDIQI, ILIA S MAHMUD,YAMIN TAUSEEF JAHANGIR, SA LLY THEOBALD, HERMEN ORM EL, SALAUDDIN BISWAS , KUHEL FAIZUL ISLAM, SUBORN A CAMELLIA, SABINA F AIZ RASHID Reachout Consortium (2014)
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Health worker Ebola infections in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

World Health Organization (2015)
This preliminary report summarizes the impact of the Ebola epidemic on the health workforce of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It investigates the determinants of infection and describes safe practices put in place to protect ... more
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Improving access to child health services at the community level in Zambia: a country case study on progress in child survival, 2000–2013

Aaron M Kipp, Margaret Maimbolwa, Marie A Brault et al. (2017) CC
Health Policy Plan (2017) 32 (5): 603-612; 10 pp. 318 kB
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Liberia: Revised National Community Health Services Strategy and Plan 2011-2015

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia (2011) C1
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Implementation research on community health workers’ provision of maternal and child health services in rural Liberia

Peter W Luckow, Avi Kenny, Emily White, et al. World Health Organization (WHO) (2017) C_WHO
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A scorecard for assessing functionality of community health unit in Kenya

Ager, D., Oele, G., Muhula, S., et al Pan African Medical Journal (2016) CC
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Country Profile: Philippines Community Health Programs

Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) (2015) C1
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Community health workers in Lesotho: Experiences of health promotion activities

T. Seutloali; L. Napoles; N. Bam African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine; AOSIS (2018) C2
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine ISSN: (Online) 2071-2936, (Print) 2071-2928
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Baby Friendly Community Initiative. A Training Manual for Community Health Volunteers (c-BFCI) Part II

Ministry of Health, Kenya; UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO Ministry of Health, Kenya; UNICEF; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO
The community-BFCI (c-BFCI) manual has been developed to facilitate training of CHVs and stakeholders providing nutrition sensitive services at community level. The manual covers a wide range of top ... more
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Manual on community-based mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies and displacement

International Organization for Migration IOM (2020) C1
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Community outreach mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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Community mental health centres: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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Supply Chain System for Community Health Programs in Uganda: A Situation Analysis

Ministry of Health, Repulic of Uganda USAID, et al. (2016) C1
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TB HIV Training Manual for Community Health Workers

Arkangelo Ali Association; The Global Fund; UNDP; et al. Arkangelo Ali Association; The Global Fund; UNDP; et al. (2009) C2
First Edition, July 2009 Trainers’ Manual
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Community-Based Interventions for Stroke Provided by Nurses and Community Health Workers: A Review of the Literature

Gayenell S. Magwood, Michelle Nichols et al J Neurosci Nurs. (2020) CC
Community-based interventions are vital for facilitating poststroke recovery, increasing community participation, and raising awareness about stroke survivors. To optimize recovery and ... more
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Community Discussion Guide for Maternal and Newborn Health Care

Mobilising Access to Maternal Health Services in Zambia Programme, District Health Management Teams UK Aid; Health Partner International, MOH Zambia (2012) C1
A training manual for safe motherhood action groups (MAMaZ)
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What Works for Children in South Asia: Community Health Workers

UN Children's Fund UNICEF (2004) CC
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An Analytical Report on Female Community Health Volunteers of Selected Districts of Nepal

USAIDNepal, New ERA, Government of Nepal (2008) C1
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Context Analysis: close-to-community health service providers in Kenya

M. Mireku,M. Kiruki, R. McCollum, et al. (2014) CC
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The BRAC Manoshi Approach to Initiating a Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Project in Urban Slums with Social Mapping, Census Taking, and Community Engagement

Tapash Roy et al. (2015) C1
Accessed August 2015
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A Mental Health Training Program for Community Health Workers in India: Impact on Knowledge and Attitudes

Armstrong, G.; et al. (2011) CC
International Journal of Mental Health Systems2011,5:17http://www.ijmhs.com/content/5/1/17
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ENGAGE-TB: integrating community-based tuberculosis activities into the work of nogovernmental and other civil society organizations: training of community health workers and community volunteers

Thomas Joseph, Nathalie Likhite, Lana Syed et al. World Health Organization (2015) C_WHO
Facilitator's Guide. This guide is designed to assist facilitators in training community health workers (CHWs) and community volunteers (CVs) in in ... more
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Community Health Volunteers (CHVs). Basic Modules Handbook

Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Health (2013) C2
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Community Health Workers in Sub Saharan Africa
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Hannah Faal, Rènée du Toit, Henrietta Monye, Ronnie Graham IAPB Africa (2016) CC
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
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Community Health Extension Workers Strategy in Uganda (2015/16- 2019/20)

Ministry of Health, Republic of Uganda (2016) C1
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How Do Community Health Workers Contribute to Better Nutrition? Haiti

USAID; SPRING; Advancing Partners & Communities (2016) C2
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Integrating Mental Health and HIV Services in Zimbabwean Communities: A Nurse and Community-led Approach to Reach the Most Vulnerable

Duffy, M.; M. Sharer, H. Cornman, et al. (2017) CC
JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE, Vol. 28, No. 2, March/April 2017, 186-198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jana.2015.09.003
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Making products available among community health workers

Chandani, Y.; S. Andersson, A. Heaton, et al. (2014) CC
Evidence for improving community health supply chains from Ethiopia, Malawi and Rwanda. Journal of Global Health vol. 4 No.2 (2014)
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Haiti: How Do Community Health Workers Contribute to Better Nutrition?

USAID,SPRING (2016) C1
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Community health workers, recipients’ experiences and constraints to care in South Africa – a pathway to trust

Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge & Lenore Manderson AIDS Care Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDSHIV (2016) CC
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The role of an essential health benefit in the delivery of integrated health services: Learning from practic e in East and Southern Africa

Regional Network for Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa (EQUINET) (2018) C1
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Community Health Program in Rwanda (FINAL REPORT)

Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH), from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) (2016) C2
The objective of the evaluation is to understand whether the CHW program has achieved its intended objectives, thus contributing to the overarching objectives defined in the HSSP III of improving the health status of the population by “Ensuring un ... more
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Training and Evaluation of Community Health Workers (CHWs): Towards Improving Maternal and Newborn Survival in an Urban Setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thoko Ndaba1, Myra Taylor, Musawenkosi Mabaso The Open Public Health Journal (2019) C1
CHWs demonstrated social commitment and purpose in the short term observed. The evaluation of the training of CHWs revealed that most demonstrated the necessary skills for referrals to prevent complications, caring for newborns and their mothers at home immediately after discharge from ... more
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Strengthening the capacity of community health workers to deliver care for sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health

World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. World Health Organization (WHO); H4+, UNFPA; et al. (2015) C_WHO
Technical brief by the H4+ (UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, WHO and the World Bank)
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Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 6. Recruitment, training, and continuing education

Meike J. Schleif, Iain Aitken , et al. Health Research Policy and Systems (2021) CC
This is the sixth of our 11-paper supplement entitled “Community Health Workers at the Dawn of New Era”. Expectations of community ... more
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Malawi’s Community-based Health System Model: Structure, Strategies, and Learning

Devlin, K.; Pandit-Rajani, T.; Egan, F.K. Advancing Partners & Communities (2017) CC
The Community-based Health System Model Series briefs identify and discuss critical health system inputs and processes that have contributed to the ... more
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Community Mental Health - Implementation Guidelines
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Christoffel-Blindenmission (CBM) (2010)
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Point-of-use fortification with micronutrient powders (mnp)improving the nutrition of infants and young children aged 6-23 months (Community Health Volunteers))

Ministry of Health, Kenya (2020) C1
The harmonized training package for Point-of-use-fortification using micronutrient powders has been developed to guide in training frontline health workers. The micronutrient powders will be distributed at the ... more
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Community based Health Insurance programm in Ethiopia: Assessing institutional and financial sustainability

Johns B, Haile M, Abebe Z United States Agency for International Development USAID (2018) CC
This study has two broad objectives. Thefirst objective was to assess the financialsustainability of CBHI schemes, focusing on schemes that have been operational for more than twoyears. The first componentprovidesquantitative descriptions of enrollment, utilization, and financial solvency of CBHI sc ... more
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Policy for Community Health Workers in Sierra Leone

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2012) C1
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Community Approaches to Child Health in Cameroon: Applying the Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI) Framework

USAID, core group, PLAN (2009) C1
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A Framework for Integrating Childhood Tuberculosis into Community-based Child Health Care

Detjen A, Gnanashanmugam D, Talens A International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), CORE Group (2013) C_WHO
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A Guide for Training Community Health Workers/Volunteers to Provide Maternal and Newborn Health Messages

USAIDBASICS and POPPHI (2009)
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Namibia: Guidelines for Implementing National Policy on Community-Based Health Care

Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) (2009) C1
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Nigeria: Manual for the Training of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Participants' Reference Book

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1
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Nigeria: Manual for the Training of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWS) on long-acting reversible Contraceptive (LARC) Methods - Trainers' Manual

Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria (2015) C1
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An Analytical Report on National Survey of Female Community Health Volunteers of Nepal

Government of Nepal USAID, MOH (Nepal) (2007) C1
The FCHV program focuses on family planning, maternal/neonatal and child health. Vitamin A distribution program. The activity of FCHV is contributing to Nepal’s goal of reducing the total fertility rate and under five mortality a ... more
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Evaluation of Community-based Health Insurance Pilot Schemes in Ethiopia: Final Report

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Ethioian Health Insurance Agency (2015) C1
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PC Senegal Community Health Manual - 2014 Edition

Berlin, E.; C. Cravero, S. Danner et. al. Peace Corps (2014) C2
Public Health is the science field dedicated to promoting health and well-being, and preventing disease within the human population to ultimately increase the quality of our livelihood and life span ... more
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COVID-19 Preparedenss Checklist for rural primary health care & community settings

The Georg Institute for Global Health India (2020) C1
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Community health workers’ efforts to build health system trust in marginalised communities: a qualitative study from South Africa

Watkins, J:W.; F. Griffiths, and J. Goudge BMJ Open (2021) C1
Community health workers (CHWs) enable marginalised communities, often experiencing structural poverty, to access healthcare. Trust, important in all patient–provider relationships, is difficult t ... more
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Community health workers to improve adherence to anti-seizure medication in rural South Africa: Is it cost-effective?
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Wagner, R.C.; F. Norström, M. Y. Bertram et al. Epilepsia (2020) C1
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high disease burden for epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition.The authors evaluate the cost-effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs ... more
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Evaluation Report of the Community Health Strategy Implementation in Kenya

Divisions of Community Health Services, UNICEF (2010)
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Healing minds, changing lives : a movement for community-based mental health care in Peru – delivery innovations in a low-income community, 2013-2016

World Bank (2018) CC
This report explores community-focused change initiatives in the financing, organization, and delivery of mental health services in Peru from 2013 to 2016. It examines the national dimension of refo ... more
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Guidance and technical packages on community mental health services: promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches

World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on ... more
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Availability and Accessibility of Treatment for Persons with Mental Illness Through a Community Mental Health Programme

Dr. Janardhan N Navaneetham, Shravya Raghunandan, D M Naidu, H Hampanna Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ) (2011) CC
This article describes experiences in implementing a community mental health and development project in a rural district in southern India, including the position of persons with mental illness when ... more
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Community-based rehabilitation: CBR guidelines - Health component
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Kamala Achu, Kathy Al Jubah, Svein Brodtkorb, et al. WHO (2010) C_WHO
Available in: English, French, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Korean, Tajik, Vietnamese, Uzbek http://www.who.int/disabilities/cbr/guidelines/en/
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Health worker roles in providing safe abortion care and post-abortion contraception

World Health Organization (2015)
Planned and regulated task shifting and task sharing can have a range of benefits. It can ensure a rational optimization of the available health workforce, address health system shortages of special ... more
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Health worker migration from South Africa: causes, consequences and policy responses

Labonté et al Human Resources for Health (2015) CC
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Transforming health systems: the vital role of water, sanitation and hygiene

WaterAid (2018) C1
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Prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19
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World Health Organization WHO (2020) CC
This document provides interim guidance on the prevention, identification and management of health worker infection in the context of COVID-19. It is intended for occupational ... more
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Who wants to work in a rural health post? The role of intrinsic motivation, rural background and faith-based institutions in Ethiopia and Rwanda

Serneels, P., Montalvo, J.G., Pettersson, G., et al. Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2010) C_WHO
This paper examines the extent to which health workers differ in their willingness to work in rural areas and the reasons for these differences, based on the data collected in Rwanda analysed individually and in combination with data from Ethiopia. ... more
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Integrating mental health into public health: The community mental health development project in India

Ng, C.; Chauhan, A. P.; Chavan, B. S.; et al. Indian Journal of Psychiatry (2014) CC
Indian Journal of Psychiatry 56(3), Jul‐Sep 2014; DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.140615
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The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) Project

Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development Project (2008) C1
The Asia-Pacific Community Mental Health Development (APCMHD) project has been established in 2005 to explore diverse leading models or approaches to comm ... more
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A Guide to Leadership Training in Community Mental Health

The Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre, et al. (2010) CC
For Strengthening Mental Health In Cultural-Linguistic Communities Projects
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Providing mental health first aid to a co-worker. Mental Health first aid guidelines

MHFA MHFA (2010) CC
Work can be beneficial or harmful to mental health depending on the circumstances. If a person has a mental health problem, being at work in a supportive workplace can assist in their recovery. Th ... more
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The Role of Empathy in Health and Social Care Professionals - Review

Moudatsou, M.; A. Stavropoulou, A. Philalidis, et al. Healthcare Journal (2020) CC
Healthcare 2020, 8(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8010026 The current article is an integrative and analytical literature review on the concept and meaning of empathy in health and social care professionals. Empat ... more
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Nutrition training manual for health and agriculture workers at community level in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI), International Potato Center (CIP)and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) (2016) C1
Nutrition training of health and agriculture workers can help to reduce child undernutrition. Specifically, trained health extension workers cancontribute through frequent nutrition counselling of c ... more
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Nurse-driven, community-supported HIV/AIDS treatment at the primary health care level in rural Lesotho

MSF South Africa and Lesotho Medecins Sans Frontieres (2009) C2
2006-2008 programme report
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National Primary Health Care Development Agency: Preparedness and response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) at primary healthcare and community level
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Government of Nigeria (2020) C1
This document sets out the preparedness and response plan of the Nigerian Primary Health Care System for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Disease. It outlines the planning scenarios, key areas of work and priority activities required for the Primary ... more
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COVID-19 Planning Guide for Adapting Risk Communication and Community Engagement as Public Health and Social Measures Shift

IFRC; Save the Children andJohn Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (2020) CC
With Safety Tips for Conducting Community Meetings Updated July 2020 This document includes key Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) considerations during shifting lockdown measures, ... more
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COTS (Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis) Program Health Promotion Worker Pocket Card
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COTS Program Cholera Outbreak Training and Shigellosis (2011) CC
Proper Sanitation is the only method to success
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Clinical management of patients with viral haemorrhagic fever. A pocket guide for the front-line health worker
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World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa; (2016) C_WHO
The purpose of this pocketbook is to provide clear guidance on current best management practices for VHF across health-care facilities
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STUDY ON THE READINESS OF THE POLITICAL, LEGAL, HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS TO RESPOND TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THREE DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF KIGALI

Newman, C., Kabagwira, A., Scislowicz, J., et al. IntraHealth International (2008) C2
This study examines the ability of political, legal, health, and communities to respond to gender-based violence in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Role of Frontline Workers in Prevention and Management of Coronavirus

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Government of India; National Health Mission Ministry of Health & Family Welfare; Government of India; National Health Mission (2020) C2
Accessed: 08.04.2020
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Kenya - Strategy for Community Health 2014-2019

Ministry of Health, Kenya; Community Health Services Unit USAID; PEPFAR; FANIKISHA (2014) C1
Transforming health: Acclerating the attainment of health goals
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Programmatic and Training Brief: Engaging Frontline Community Health Workers in Providing Oral Rapid HIV Testing to Pregnant Women in India

Sarkar A, Mburu G, Shukla S, Behara J, et al. (2016) C1
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Integrating community based TB and TB/HIV activities in to the work of CSOs

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The United Republic of Tanzania (2013) C1
National Operational Guidelines
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Community Perspectives about Ebola in Bong, Lofa and Montserrado Counties of Liberia: Results of a Qualitative Study. Preliminary Findings

Ministry of Health and the Social Mobilization Partnership, Liberia (2015)
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Community Midwifery Services in Kenya Implementation Guidelines

Ministry of Health, Republic of Kenya (2012) C2
Second Edition
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Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community. Facilitator Notes

World Health Organization; UNICEF (2011) C_WHO
Treat diarrhoea, confirmed malaria, and fast breathing
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Successful Community Nutrition Programming: Lessons from Kenya , Tanzania, and Uganda

LINKAGES, L., Regional Centre for Quality of Health Care, R. and United Nations Children's Fund , U. (2002) CC
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Uganda: Facilitator Guide: Caring for Newborns and Children in the Community

World Health Organization WHO (2010) C_WHO