Connecting communities to primary care: a qualitative study on the roles, motivations and lived experiences of community health workers in the Philippines

Connecting communities to primary care: a qualitative study on the roles, motivations and lived experiences of community health workers in the Philippines

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are an important cadre of the primary health care (PHC) workforce in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Philippines was an early adopter of the CHW model for the delivery of PHC, launching the Barangay (village) Health Worker (BHW)...

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Main Authors: Eunice Mallari, Gideon Lasco, Don Jervis Sayman, Arianna Maever L. Amit, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee, Jhaki Mendoza, Lia Palileo-Villanueva, Alicia Renedo, Maureen Seguin, Benjamin Palafox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Community health workers
Primary health care
Human resources for health
Health systems
Philippines
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05699-0

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