The roles of community health workers who provide maternal and newborn health services: case studies from Africa and Asia
Introduction A variety of community health workers (CHWs) provide maternal and newborn health (MNH) services in low-income and middle-income settings. However, there is a need for a better understanding of the diversity in type of CHW in each setting and responsibility, role, training duration and t...
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| Main Authors: | Barbara Madaj, Nynke van den Broek, Abimbola Olaniran, Sarah Bar-Zev |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-07-01
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| Series: | BMJ Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/4/e001388.full |
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