Digital health apps mean health workers can:

✅ register the vaccine-eligible
✅ record vaccinations
✅ receive reminders & schedule follow-ups
✅ counsel caregivers on the importance of childhood immunizations 🙌

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance World Health Organization (WHO) UNICEF #HumanlyPossible #WorldImmunizationWeek

Eight countries across Africa have so far rolled out the malaria vaccine as part of childhood immunisation programmes in 2024. We look forward to continuing working with partners to further scale up vaccine access and uptake on the continent. #endmalaria

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are key to expanding immunization access in under-reached communities. This #WorldImmunizationWeek , discover which countries utilize CHWs to administer vaccines & factors affecting their effectiveness: bit.ly/3Q3ZCkm #HumanlyPossible

Did you know that CHPs play a crucial role in promoting immunization?
They work tirelessly to educate and empower communities, ensuring every child has access to life-saving vaccines. Join us in honoring these unsung heroes! #WorldImmunizationWeek #HumanlyPossible

The latest UNFPA #ThreadsofHope report calls for solutions to be tailored to communities and funding to be urgently mobilised for #universalhealth and rights 👏

Read the report bit.ly/49KZjl2 Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/

Support #CHWs in ensuring no child misses life-saving vaccinations. They visit families, assess immunization status, and connect those in need with healthcare facilities. Let's bridge the gap to healthcare and build healthier communities. #WorldImmunizationWeek #HumanlyPossible

Community health workers are the backbone of community health systems. They deserve our support.

That’s why Medic & partners are building tech to support them.

Learn more in our #HealthierTogether film: bit.ly/3UdcXss
Ministry of Health @CHU4UHC Lwala Community Alliance Nekesa J. Were

A new PLOS Digital Health publication discusses and shares the results of centering #healthcareworkers in the design and development process of two-way texting (2wT) for improved #antiretroviraltherapy retention in #Malawi .

@medic Lighthouse Trust
journals.plos.org/digitalhealth/…

4.5 billion people can’t access essential health services. We can’t say we care until everyone is covered.

Together with Ministry of Health Lwala Community Alliance & Medic we’re supporting #CHWs bridging these gaps - just like Maureen Wauda 👉bit.ly/3Ud3DUD

@BBCStoryworks

Is technology with a human touch key to treating #HIV ?

Putting healthcare workers at the heart of two-way texting systems is showing promising results in #antiretroviraltherapy in #Malawi .

Read the article in PLOS Digital Health 👉 bit.ly/4aQeH0p
Lighthouse Trust UW I-TECH

Achieving #UHC means supporting #CHWs , like Maureen, who advance health equity every day.

Watch the film to find out how tech built by Medic & our amazing partners is doing exactly that 👇bit.ly/3UdcXss #HealthierTogether

4.5 billion people lack access to essential health services.

But equipping health workers with world-class tech can narrow this gap.

Learn more through Maureen, one #CHW using apps to tackle health inequity 👉 bit.ly/3UdcXss

@BBCStoryworks Lwala Community Alliance Ministry of Health

Welcome to Issue 115 of the Community Health Research Round-Up!

The Research Round-Up synthesizes key takeaways from the latest academic studies on community health workers ( #CHWs ) and community health.

In this issue, we feature 5 studies. Read on...

“We don’t want our community to be left behind.” - Maureen Wauda, a #CHW in Kenya.

Maureen's story is a powerful example of why #CHW s are essential to health systems across the world.

And why they deserve support: bit.ly/3Ud3DUD
@MoH_Kenya Lwala Community Alliance CHU4UHC

#CHWs that are paid, trained, supervised, and supplied are driving change in health systems across the world.​

Maureen Wauda shares her own story in this film produced by @BBCStoryworks for Medic 👉 bit.ly/3Ud3DUD Community Health Impact Coalition

#CHWs are driving tremendous change in health systems across the world. They need to paid, trained, supervised, and supplied.

Maureen Wauda shares her own story in this new film 👉 bit.ly/3UdcXss

#HealthierTogether Community Health Impact Coalition Lwala Community Alliance Ministry of Health

Making health a human right means supporting #ProCHWs , like Maureen Wauda, who advance health equity every day.

This new film shows how we work with partners like Ministry of Health & CHU4UHC to do exactly that 👉 bit.ly/3UdcXss

Shortcomings in #communityhealth programs result in #CHWs being absent, ill-equipped, or facing dangers. And NGOs can face barriers scaling.

At Community Health Impact Coalition we’re working together to dismantle these barriers and close the healthcare delivery gap 👇 bit.ly/4cPDaot

⏰ Don't forget - 1 hour to go!

Our April round-up call is your chance to connect with our team.We'll update you on all the latest features, fixes and improvements on the Community Health Toolkit.

See you there! bit.ly/3Jel5CX #DigitalHealth