The countdown is on - 4 days until the community-based primary health care (CBPHC) workshop in DC.
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Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am β 5 pm
Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.
Full registration info β shorturl.at/w0xHA
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The countdown is on - 4 days until the community-based primary health care (CBPHC) workshop in DC.
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Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am β 5 pm
Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.
Full registration info β shorturl.at/w0xHA
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris
ποΈ Did you miss our webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If yes, watch it here βΆοΈ buff.ly/qzR2YuA
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As a CHW supervisor, Barbara is leading Village Health Teams (VHTs), running mobile clinics, and supporting women and girls through climate and health challenges.
Her inspiring #CHWVoices feature is now live!
Read it here: tinyurl.com/5dch8rzw
2025 CHW Symposium registration open.
The 4th International CHW Symposium is happening online this November 12β14, 2025.
Registration is now open!
π» Virtual via Zoom Events
π 08:00β19:30 ICT | 08:00β16:30 EST
π Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...
Something inspiring is coming your way this October.
Meet Barbara, a CHW supervisor from Uganda, whose story shows what it really means to lead care in the middle of everyday challenges.
Keep an eye on CHW Voices. You wonβt want to miss this one!
Community-based primary health care (CBPHC) is adaptable, close to people, and essential in crisis. That is why it matters now more than ever.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in DC for a focused workshop.
Details β shorturl.at/w0xHA
Health systems are under pressure.
Funding cuts, shifting priorities, and uncertainty threaten essential services. CBPHC is how communities stay resilient.
Join the CBPHC working group on Nov 1 in Washington DC to unpack this.
More info and registration β shorturl.at/w0xHA
Change isnβt given. It is fought for!
Sheringham, a CHP from Kenya shares how the Community Health Worker Champions Network (CHW-CN) turned a grassroots dream into a national movement for justice and recognition.
Read their story: tinyurl.com/46fet8jj
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris
Did you miss our recent webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
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Change didnβt come easy!
This September, in our #CHWVoices series, we will share a story of how the Community Health Worker Champions Network (CHW-CN) turned struggle into strength; uniting Community Health Promoters (CHPs) across Kenya to demand recognition & justice.
#CHWs #HealthJustice #Kenya
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris
ποΈ Did you miss our recent webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change? If so, watch it here...
βΆοΈ buff.ly/qzR2YuA
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Digital tools & systems equip #proCHWs to provide quality care for patients. From better training to stronger record-keeping and informed decision-making at the point of care, here are 3 digital innovations making a difference for CHWs: bit.ly/3YyFNon
10.09.2025 16:59 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0On Nov 1, 2025 in DC, join the CBPHC working group for a pre-conference workshop at APHA: CBPHC in Times of Volatility and Change.
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Nov 1 | β° 11am β5pm ET | π Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 103B
Open even if you are not registered for APHA.
Registration details: shorturl.at/w0xHA
The CHW Learning Hub is here; a free open space built by CHWs for CHWs to share tools, guides, and resources that matter.
If you havenβt explored it yet, now is the time π chwcentral.org/learning-hub/
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π A milestone for Zimbabweβs health system!
The government will integrate 22,000 Community Health Workers into the civil service by year-end, strengthening community health and advancing universal health coverage.
shorturl.at/pILkT
#CommunityHealth #CHWs #UHC
Deadline approaching fast but youβve still got time.
Submit your abstract for the International CHW Symposium before Aug 31, 2025.
CHWs, researchers, practitioners, policy folks; your work belongs here.
Details & Submit here: chwsymposium.org/call-for-abs...
Musu Johnson became a #proCHW after seeing friends die in childbirth. Equipped with training from LMH & Liberia's Ministry of Health, she leads a peer support group on healthy practices. "We can learn to prevent death in pregnancy & birth," she says. "Our health depends on us."
25.08.2025 12:56 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π New on CHW Voices!
Joseph Madyagwayi, a CHW from Zimbabwe shares how his work is giving men safe spaces to talk, change, and take charge of their health.
He shows what is possible when men are supported, and why CHWs are key in the fight against HIV.
Read now: tinyurl.com/fsxbz2n7
CHWs are stronger when they are organized.
At CHW Central, we believe in the power of strong CHW associations.
π‘ Your donation will help us launch new efforts to connect, train, and uplift CHW organizing around the world.
Donate today: bit.ly/3z3LzVT
#CommunityPower #CHWsUnite #SupportCHWs
π’ New CHW Voices story dropping this August!
Joseph Madyagwayi from Zimbabwe shares how he went from battling alcohol himself to becoming a CHW who helps men open up, face challenges, and make safer choices.
Donβt miss this inspiring read!
#CHWVoices #CommunityHealthWorkers #HIV/AIDS
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris
Did you miss our recent webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
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@joinchic.bsky.social
Have you accessed the new Learning Hub on CHW Central?
It is a fresh space created for CHWs, by CHWs.
Free, bilingual, and full of helpful stuff.
Take a look: chwcentral.org/learning-hub/
Call for abstracts is open for the 4th International CHW Symposium.
Whether it is real stories, lived experiences or grounded research, share what you know!
π Posters, talks, workshops, panels; all are welcome.
Submission Deadline: Aug 31 2025
Submit hereπ chwsymposium.org/call-for-abs...
How do you train, equip and pay CHWs if you donβt know exactly where they are or who they serve?
In Sierra Leone and Liberia, geospatial mapping is fixing that.
@lastmilehealth.bsky.social walks us through the process & what changes once you finally see the full picture
Read: tinyurl.com/y482aa6v
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Gender Transformative Programming: Community Health Workers as Agents of Social Change
Tuesday 29 July @ 11 UTC / 12 UK / 18 ICT
Details & registration: www.rebuildconsortium.com/community-he...
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π’ Something new is live on CHW Central: The CHW Learning Hub!
It is a free, bilingual, CHW-driven space packed with interactive tools, guides, certification programs, and ways to connect with other CHWs, doing the same important work.
Explore the hub β‘οΈ chwcentral.org/learning-hub/
πCALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
4th International CHW Symposium
On the Front Lines: Empowering Community Health Workers to Create Equitable Health Systems in Contexts of Conflict, Migration and Exclusion
Deadline: August 31, 2025
> chwsymposium.org/call-for-abs...
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CHW Centralβs #CHWAmbassadors program brings #CHWs directly into our work, helping shape our direction, review tools, and keep everything grounded in frontline realities.
Your donation helps make this possible.
π§ Letβs build with CHWs, not just for them.
Donate to CHW Central today: bit.ly/3z3LzVT
U.S. CHWs: quick reminder!
β³The Survey on Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) is still open until July 15, 2025.
This study is designed to help strengthen CHW training and support on PI care.
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Just 5 minutes. Totally voluntary. Super helpful!
π Learn more: bit.ly/45tRyS8
π Survey link: bit.ly/43Me9rQ
The last year was a huge year in the fight for professional CHWs.
There has been a sea change on guidance, a new momentum in funding, and we've laid the groundwork for an explosion of proCHW national policies.
Find out what these numbers mean in our annual report: sbee.link/qjnhwpbeu6