COVID-19 disproportionately affects the poor and vulnerable. Community health workers are
poised to play a pivotal role in fighting the pandemic, especially in countries with less …

Background Depressive disorders are frequently under diagnosed in resource‐limited
settings because of lack of access to mental health care or the inability of healthcare …

Background Despite the life-saving work they perform, community health workers (CHWs)
have long been subject to global debate about their remuneration. There is now, however …

Introduction Despite decades of experience with community health workers (CHWs) in a
wide variety of global health projects, there is no established conceptual framework that …

Perspectives Community health worker programmes Henry B Perry et al. silient health
systems have been identified:(i) improved disease surveillance;(ii) greater trust and …

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute greatly to morbidity and
mortality in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Community health workers …

Enthusiasm for incorporating community health workers (CHWs) into health systems has
resurfaced because of a growing commitment to achieve universal health coverage. Despite …

Background Social connectedness is an important predictor of health outcomes and plays a
large role in the physical and mental health of an individual and a community. The presence …

Objective To estimate the level and trend of development assistance for community health
worker-related projects in low-and middle-income countries between 2007 and 2017 …

Background Pandemics often precipitate declines in essential health service utilisation,
which can ultimately kill more people than the disease outbreak itself. There is some …