BMC Primary Care (Oct 2023)

Community health workers: essential in ensuring primary health care for equitable universal health coverage, but more knowledge and action is needed

  • Lisa R Hirschhorn,
  • Indiran Govender,
  • Joseph M Zulu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-02175-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 1 – 2

Abstract

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Abstract Community health workers (CHWs) have helped improve access to quality primary health care (PHC). However, knowledge gaps exist in designing and implementing CHW-engaged models needed to ensure quality people-centered PHC. In this collection, we call for papers which bridge this knowledge gap, to build sustainable, resilient and equitable CHW programs.