The role of 'hidden' community volunteers in community-based health service delivery platforms: Examples from sub-Saharan Africa

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Leon, Natalie ^a   Sanders, David ^b   Van Damme, Wim ^b,c   Besada, Donela ^a   Daviaud, Emmanuelle ^a   Oliphant, Nicholas P ^d   Berzal, Rocio ^d   Mason, John ^e   Doherty, Tanya ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Community volunteers; Community based care; Developing countries; Global health; Health systems; Population health; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NIGER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; NIGER; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 84930684694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.27214     Document Type: Article

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