The Governance of National Community Health Worker Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Empirically Based Framework of Governance Principles, Purposes and Tasks

Background National community health worker (CHW) programmes are increasingly regarded as an integral component of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). At the interface of the formal health system and communities, CHW programmes evolve in context specific ways, with...

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Main Author: Helen Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
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Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/article_3544_33ccfda2eac7f4035f4f38f08a66656a.pdf