Shaping Health programme on Learning from international experience on approaches to community power, participation and decision-making in health,AMHF, TARSC
“towards quality health and social welfare services”
A booklet on how CHWs were addressing eye health across Africa based on desk research and a survey in 23 countries
DHS Working Papers No. 123
Lancet Glob Health 2015; 3: e396–409. Open Access
When Ebola hit Liberia in 2014, an atmosphere of fear and confusion contributed to the spread of the virus by making people unwilling to come forward for testing and treatment. Oxfam trained and equipped community health volunteers to go door-to-door, giving information and advice, encouraging anyon...e showing symptoms to go for tests, and keeping their family members informed about the progress of their treatment. The approach won the trust of communities and helped to slow the spread of the disease. This case study gives an overview of the programme, including aims, results and a personal story.
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BMC Health Services Research BMC series – open, inclusive and trusted201818:251; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3072-3