Notes from the field: Samaritan’s Purse in Liberia
Samaritan’s Purse has been working with the government of Liberia since 2010 to provide health services to rural Liberians, first in the basic package of health services (BPHS) program, and now in the...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Bringing Health Services to the Doorstep
Mahawwa, the mother of a one and half year old, noticed that her son who was seriously ill had been passing watery stools for more than four times a day. She decided to take him to the person she...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Mapping Community Health Volunteers in Liberia –...
The Community Health Services Division (CHSD) of Liberia’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is tasked with coordinating the development and implementation of all Community Health services...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: The Community Health Management Information System in...
It is well known that “only what gets measured gets attention”. The availability of information on health services performance can empower Community Health Workers (CHWs) and their supervisors to...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Working with Communities in Kenya’s North Rift Valley
HealthRight International is a global health and human rights organization working to build lasting access to health for excluded communities. HealthRight began working in the North Rift Valley of...
View ArticleNotes from the Field: Training CHWs in Kenya – Lessons Learned
With the support of the Canadian Red Cross (CRC), the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is implementing a three-year Maternal Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) project, designed and funded by the CRC, in 11...
View ArticleUpdate from the Field: Nigeria Moves Forward with Operational Roadmap
As we move towards the post-2015 era in global development, community health strategies continue to be proven as powerful mechanisms for achieving health systems change, especially in rural settings....
View ArticleUpdate from the field: Nigerian CHWs facilitate access to family planning
Happy World Population Day! The Campaign’s Field Specialist for Nigeria, Shehu Makarfi, recently visited the CHW program in Kaduna State to learn about current family planning practices and services...
View ArticleUpdate From the Field: Costing and Implementation Planning Workshop in...
Approximately 28% of the estimated four million people that live in Liberia lack access to healthcare, which is defined as living more than 5km from a health facility. Access to health services are...
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