Leveraging community health workers as vaccinators: a case study exploring the role of Malawi’s Health Surveillance Assistants in delivering routine immunization services
Abstract Background Global chronic health worker shortages and stagnating routine immunization rates require new strategies to increase vaccination coverage and equity. As trained, trusted members of their local communities, community health workers (CHWs) are in a prime position to expand the immun...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-05-01
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Series: | Human Resources for Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-023-00827-3 |