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The countdown is on - 4 days until the community-based primary health care (CBPHC) workshop in DC.

πŸ“… Nov 1 | Room 103B | 11 am – 5 pm

Open to all, #APHA2025 pass is not required.

Full registration info β†’ shorturl.at/w0xHA

27.10.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris

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 webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?

If yes, watch it here ▢️ buff.ly/qzR2YuA

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25.10.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From Footpaths to Frontlines: Leading Community Health in Wakiso District’s Climate Crisis Bio Barbara Claire Akello is a Community Health Worker turned supervisor of Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Wakiso District, Uganda. In Wakiso, she supports communities in Namayumba, Masulita, Kakir…

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

23.10.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 CHW Symposium registration open.

2025 CHW Symposium registration open.

The 4th International CHW Symposium is happening online this November 12–14, 2025.

Registration is now open!

πŸ’» Virtual via Zoom Events
πŸ•— 08:00–19:30 ICT | 08:00–16:30 EST

πŸ”— Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...

20.10.2025 06:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 won’t want to miss this one!

13.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

13.10.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

01.10.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uniting for Recognition: The Journey of CHW-CN and the Professionalization of CHPs in Kenya Bio Sheringham Elisha is a passionate Community Health Worker (CHW) advocate and the current Secretary General of the Kenya Community Health Worker Champions Network (CHW-CN), a national CHPs&#8217…

Change isn’t 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

29.09.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris

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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25.09.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Change didn’t 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

15.09.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris

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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11.09.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Nov 1, 2025 in DC, join the CBPHC working group for a pre-conference workshop at APHA: CBPHC in Times of Volatility and Change.

πŸ“… Nov 1 | ⏰ 11am –5pm ET | πŸ“ Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Room 103B

Open even if you are not registered for APHA.

Registration details: shorturl.at/w0xHA

09.09.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning Hub A Library of Resources Dedicated to CHWs Community Health Workers do so much for others. Now, there’s a space designed to support you. The CHW Learning Hub was created by colleagues at El Sol…

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 haven’t explored it yet, now is the time πŸ‘‰ chwcentral.org/learning-hub/

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08.09.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Govt. To Absorb 22,000 Community Health Workers Into Civil Service - Health Minister ⋆ Pindula News Zimbabwe will integrate 22,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the civil service by the end of the year, Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has announced. Mombeshora made the annou...

πŸ‘ A milestone for Zimbabwe’s 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

04.09.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deadline approaching fast but you’ve 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...

25.08.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reaching Men Where They Are: A CHW’s Journey to Guiding Men Toward Safer, Healthier Lives Bio Joseph Madyagwayi is a trained Community Health Worker (CHW) from Gokwe South District in Zimbabwe’s Midlands Province. He trained with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health and Child Care in 2020 …

πŸ“– 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

19.08.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CHWs are stronger when they are organized.

At CHW Central, we believe in the power of strong CHW associations.

πŸ’‘ 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

16.08.2025 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ 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.

Don’t miss this inspiring read!
#CHWVoices #CommunityHealthWorkers #HIV/AIDS

14.08.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris

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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08.08.2025 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/

29.07.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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!

🟠 Posters, talks, workshops, panels; all are welcome.

Submission Deadline: Aug 31 2025

Submit hereπŸ”— chwsymposium.org/call-for-abs...

28.07.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPutting every community on the map”: Geospatial mapping strengthens community health worker programs in Liberia and Sierra Leone Originally Posted on Last Mile Health Building effective community health worker programs requires effective partnership: with the government in the driver’s seat, technical partners like Last Mile…

How do you train, equip and pay CHWs if you don’t 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

21.07.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Community Health Worker Symposium webinar series - Rebuild Consortium Information and registration details for a webinar - Gender Transformative Programming: Community Health Workers as Agents of Social Change

Join our webinar...

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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18.07.2025 11:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning Hub A Library of Resources Dedicated to CHWs Community Health Workers do so much for others. Now, there’s a space designed to support you. The CHW Learning Hub was created by colleagues at El Sol…

πŸ“’ 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 ➑️ chwcentral.org/learning-hub/

16.07.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“ŒCALL 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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16.07.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CHW Central’s #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.

🧠Let’s build with CHWs, not just for them.

Donate to CHW Central today: bit.ly/3z3LzVT

14.07.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. CHWs: quick reminder!

⏳The 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.

πŸ“…Just 5 minutes. Totally voluntary. Super helpful!

πŸ”— Learn more: bit.ly/45tRyS8
πŸ“ Survey link: bit.ly/43Me9rQ

12.07.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

10.07.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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