Hear my voice: understanding how community health workers in the Peruvian Amazon expanded their roles to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through community-based participatory research

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic led to the collapse of the Peruvian health system, disrupting healthcare access for indigenous communities in the Amazon. Our study analysed how community health workers (CHWs) from indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon expanded their roles to mitigate the...

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Main Authors: Purnima Madhivanan, Stefan Reinders, Magaly M Blas, Graciela Meza, Tina Samsamshariat, Alexandra Reyes Fernández Prada, Eva M Moya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/10/e012727.full