scholarly journals Thirty years after Alma-Ata: a systematic review of the impact of community health workers delivering curative interventions against malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea on child mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason B Christopher ◽  
Alex Le May ◽  
Simon Lewin ◽  
David A Ross
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Child Mortality ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Role and outcomes of community health workers in HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 18586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace W Mwai ◽  
Gitau Mburu ◽  
Kwasi Torpey ◽  
Peter Frost ◽  
Nathan Ford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals The Impact of the World Health Organization Essential Newborn Package on Newborn Care Practices and Survival Rates in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Andy Emmanuel ◽  
Victoria Kain ◽  
Elizabeth Forster
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
The World ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Sub-Saharan Africa, has the highest child mortality rate in the world (World Health Organization [WHO], 2016). However, there is a paucity of current systematic reviews on the impact of essential newborn care interventions in Africa. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence about the impact of essential newborn care interventions in Africa. Numerous databases were searched to retrieve articles that reported interventions in newborn care in Africa. The search was limited to the English language and to articles published between 2007 and 2017. Nine articles were selected for inclusion in this systematic review. Overall, these papers demonstrated an increase in performance of health workers (between 8 and 400%) following a test of knowledge, while health workers practical performance increased by 34%. Moreover, neonatal mortality was reduced by 45%, while perinatal mortality was reduced by 30%. Training healthcare workers is one of the most effective ways of improving newborn care and neonatal survival in Africa. However, there is a need for additional evidence to support this, because none of the reviewed studies assessed the impact of training by examining variables such as trainees' satisfaction with training, the knowledge and skills developed, and the health outcomes achieved.

scholarly journals Compliance With Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Testing by Community Health Workers in 3 Malaria-Endemic Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa: An Observational Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (suppl 5) ◽  
pp. S276-S282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Singlovic ◽  
IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi ◽  
Jesca Nsungwa-Sabiiti ◽  
Mohamadou Siribié ◽  
Armande K. Sanou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Rapid Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals 1 million community health workers in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015

The Lancet ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 382 (9889) ◽  
pp. 363-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabhjot Singh ◽  
Jeffrey D Sachs
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Community health workers for ART in sub-Saharan Africa: learning from experience – capitalizing on new opportunities

2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Hermann ◽  
Wim Van Damme ◽  
George W Pariyo ◽  
Erik Schouten ◽  
Yibeltal Assefa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Learning From Experience ◽  
Sub Saharan
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