Involving community health workers in disease-specific interventions: perspectives from The Gambia on the impact of this approach

• Main Authors: Ashley Preston (Author), Joseph Okebe (Author), Julie Balen (Author), Joan M Ribera (Author), Yoriko Masunaga (Author), Amadou Bah (Author), Edgard Dabira (Author), Umberto D'Alessandro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background The Community Health Worker (CHW) programme is recognised as key for providing healthcare to communities, particularly in remote locations. CHWs are usually volunteers, nominated by their communities and trained to provide basic care and prevention for common illnesses. However, differe...