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

• Main Authors: Gertrude Namazzi (Author), Monica Okuga (Author), Moses Tetui (Author), Rornald Muhumuza Kananura (Author), Ayub Kakaire (Author), Sarah Namutamba (Author), Aloysius Mutebi (Author), Suzanne Namusoke Kiwanuka (Author), Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho (Author), Peter Waiswa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: 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, sup...