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Working with community health workers to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes: implementation and scale-up lessons from eastern Uganda

Future Health Systems

Namazzi G, Okuga M, Tetui M, Kananura RM, Kakaire A, Namutamba S, Mutebi A,  Kiwanuka SN, Ekirapa-Kiracho E and Waiswa P (2017) Working with community health workers to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes: implementation and scale-up lessons from eastern Uganda, Global Health Action, 10:sup4, 1345495, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1345495

Preventable maternal and newborn deaths can be averted through simple evidence-based interventions, such as the use of community health workers (CHWs), also known in Uganda as village health teams. However, the CHW strategy faces implementation challenges regarding training packages, supervision, and motivation. This paper explores knowledge levels of CHWs, describes the coverage of home visits, and shares lessons learnt from setting up and implementing the CHW strategy.

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categories 2017, Community, Journal Article, MakSPH, Maternal health, Open access, Scaling up, Uganda
tags Gertrude Namazzi, Monica Okuga, Moses Tetui, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Kakaire Ayub Kirunda, Sarah Namutamba, Aloysius Mutebi, Suzanne N. Kiwanuka, Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Peter Waiswa