No. 15 in the GFF/WHO Health Financing & PHC Webinar Series

Policy makers, public health advocates and practitioners have called for better integration of community health workers (CHWs) into the health care system overall and primary health care, in particular. The Bangkok Call to Action encourages stakeholders to support the integration of professional community healthcare into national healthcare systems as a standard practice, securing long‑term support, using supportive technology, and building trust and inclusion in fragile settings to protect communities and improve health outcomes.

This webinar aims to explore the conditions that enable and options to set up sustainable strategic purchasing mechanisms to support CHWs program institutionalization and performing programs. Country presentations and the following panel discussion will focus on experiences from Kenya and Burkina Faso, and, from Kenya as well, we will hear a voice of a CHW champion.

The session will be interactive—the panelists welcome your questions and will address them live.

NOTE: This webinar will be conducted in English with instant translation into French.

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AGENDA

  • Introductory remarks — Fouzia Shafique (UNICEF)
  • Framing presentation — Soleine Scotney (Financing Alliance for Health)
  • Country panel — Maureen Kimani (Ministry of Health, Kenya) and Mahamadi Tassembedo (Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso). Chair/Moderator: Maud Juquois (GFF)
  • Voice from Community Health Workers — Margaret Odera (Kenya)
  • Q&A session
  • Wrap up — Nicholas Oliphant (The Global Fund)

Check back soon for the webinar replay.

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