Governance of community health worker programs in a decentralized health system: a qualitative study in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Warren Dodd (Author), Amy Kipp (Author), Bethany Nicholson (Author), Lincoln Leehang Lau (Author), Matthew Little (Author), John Walley (Author), Xiaolin Wei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Community health worker (CHW) programs are an important resource in the implementation of universal health coverage (UHC) in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, in countries with decentralized health systems like the Philippines, the quality and effectiveness...