Scaling Up Integrated Community Case Management of Childhood Illness: Update from Malawi
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume:
87
Issue:
5
Copyright:
2012
Description:
This paper documents progress in the scale up of a program to train an existing cadre of community based health workers, known as health surveillance assistants, to provide integrated community case management of childhood illness between 2008 and 2011. It describes some critical challenges that affect the effectiveness and sustainability of the program, and proposes solutions. [adapted from introduction]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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