Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review.

Key note speech on Symposium: Contribution of community health workers in attainment of the sustainable development goals This is a Keynote speech transcript given by our expert Maryse Kok at the Community Health Workers Symposium in Kampala.

Health systems are social institutions, in which health worker performance is shaped by transactional processes between different actors. This analytical assessment unravels the complex web of factors that influence the performance of community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries. It examines their unique intermediary position between the communities they serve and actors in […]

This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform policy dialogue around their role in health systems.