An anthropological history of Nepal’s Female Community Health Volunteer program: gender, policy, and social change

Abstract Background Community health workers (CHWs) are central to Primary Health Care globally. Amidst the current flourishing of work on CHWs, there often is a lack of reference to history—even in studies of programs that have been around for decades. This study examines the 35-year trajectory of...

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Main Authors: Roosa Sofia Tikkanen, Svea Closser, Justine Prince, Priyankar Chand, Judith Justice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-024-02177-5