Community health workers and health equity in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and recommendations for policy and practice

• Main Authors: Sonia Ahmed (Author), Liana E. Chase (Author), Janelle Wagnild (Author), Nasima Akhter (Author), Scarlett Sturridge (Author), Andrew Clarke (Author), Pari Chowdhary (Author), Diana Mukami (Author), Adetayo Kasim (Author), Kate Hampshire (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The deployment of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is widely promoted as a strategy for reducing health inequities in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Yet there is limited evidence on whether and how CHW programmes achieve this. This systematic review aimed to synthesise r...