Community Health Workers for Universal Health-Care Coverage: From Fragmentation to Synergy
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English
Series/Journal Title:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Volume:
91
Copyright:
2013
Description:
To achieve universal health coverage, health systems will have to reach into every community, including the poorest and hardest to access. Since Alma-Ata, inconsistent support of community health workers (CHWs) and failure to integrate them into the health system have impeded full realization of their potential contribution in the context of primary health care.
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