Community health workers for universal health-care coverage: from fragmentation to synergy

• Main Authors: Kate Tulenko (Author), Sigrun Mgedal (Author), Muhammad Mahmood Afzal (Author), Diana Frymus (Author), Adetokunbo Oshin (Author), Muhammad Pate (Author), Estelle Quain (Author), Arletty Pinel (Author), Shona Wynd (Author), Sanjay Zodpey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To achieve universal health coverage, health systems will have to reach into every community, including the poorest and hardest to access. Since Alma-Ata, inconsistent support of community health workers (CHWs) and failure to integrate them into the health system have impeded full realization of the...