Are large-scale volunteer community health worker programmes feasible? The case of Sri Lanka

Training and capacity development: the foundation of interventions to support young children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

“…As apparent also in this study, supervision and support in community worker programs tend to be weak (Walt, Perera, & Heggenhougen, 1989). Contrary to guidelines in the Essential Package, the evaluation in Malawi and Zambia found that support to volunteers varied widely (Jyung & Tan, 2013), with few instances of one-on-one in situ supportive supervision.…”

Training and capacity development: the foundation of interventions to support young children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

“…As apparent also in this study, supervision and support in community worker programs tend to be weak (Walt, Perera, & Heggenhougen, 1989). Contrary to guidelines in the Essential Package, the evaluation in Malawi and Zambia found that support to volunteers varied widely (Jyung & Tan, 2013), with few instances of one-on-one in situ supportive supervision.…”

Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda

“…An impressively high retention rate was demonstrated (>85%) even after 5 years. Although many programmes do struggle to retain community health workers (Walt et al 1989; Bhattacharyya et al 2001; Olang’o et al 2010), our findings alongside other successful examples—such as the low 3% dropout reported by the BRAC programme in Bangladesh (Standing and Chowdhury 2008)—suggest that high community health worker retention can be achieved.…”

Sources of community health worker motivation: a qualitative study in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

“…Other studies have shown that CHWs often do not feel sufficiently supported by the health system [3,31] and cannot always rely on their communities for long-term support [3,18,39]. In this study, the family was found to provide support when other sources are insufficient.…”

Training and capacity development: the foundation of interventions to support young children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

“…As apparent also in this study, supervision and support in community worker programs tend to be weak (Walt, Perera, & Heggenhougen, 1989). Contrary to guidelines in the Essential Package, the evaluation in Malawi and Zambia found that support to volunteers varied widely (Jyung & Tan, 2013), with few instances of one-on-one in situ supportive supervision.…”

Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda

“…An impressively high retention rate was demonstrated (>85%) even after 5 years. Although many programmes do struggle to retain community health workers (Walt et al 1989; Bhattacharyya et al 2001; Olang’o et al 2010), our findings alongside other successful examples—such as the low 3% dropout reported by the BRAC programme in Bangladesh (Standing and Chowdhury 2008)—suggest that high community health worker retention can be achieved.…”

Sources of community health worker motivation: a qualitative study in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

“…Other studies have shown that CHWs often do not feel sufficiently supported by the health system [3,31] and cannot always rely on their communities for long-term support [3,18,39]. In this study, the family was found to provide support when other sources are insufficient.…”

Training and capacity development: the foundation of interventions to support young children affected by HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa

“…As apparent also in this study, supervision and support in community worker programs tend to be weak (Walt, Perera, & Heggenhougen, 1989). Contrary to guidelines in the Essential Package, the evaluation in Malawi and Zambia found that support to volunteers varied widely (Jyung & Tan, 2013), with few instances of one-on-one in situ supportive supervision.…”

Poor retention does not have to be the rule: retention of volunteer community health workers in Uganda

“…An impressively high retention rate was demonstrated (>85%) even after 5 years. Although many programmes do struggle to retain community health workers (Walt et al 1989; Bhattacharyya et al 2001; Olang’o et al 2010), our findings alongside other successful examples—such as the low 3% dropout reported by the BRAC programme in Bangladesh (Standing and Chowdhury 2008)—suggest that high community health worker retention can be achieved.…”

Sources of community health worker motivation: a qualitative study in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

“…Other studies have shown that CHWs often do not feel sufficiently supported by the health system [3,31] and cannot always rely on their communities for long-term support [3,18,39]. In this study, the family was found to provide support when other sources are insufficient.…”