Using telehealth to support community health workers in Uganda during COVID-19: a mixed-method study

• Main Authors: Maarten Olivier Kok (Author), Tosca Terra (Author), Raymond Tweheyo (Author), Marinka van der Hoeven (Author), Maiza Campos Ponce (Author), Marceline Tutu van Furth (Author), Elizeus Rutebemberwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a local consortium in Uganda set up a telehealth approach that aimed to educate 3,500 Community Health Workers (CHW) in rural areas about COVID-19, help them identify, refer and care for potential COVID-19 cases, and support them in continui...