Community health workers are a bridge to delivering critical healthcare to those at risk of being left behind.
They deliver testing, treatment, and care to even the most remote communities; and are often the first to detect and respond to disease outbreaks. #WHWWeek #ProCHW

✨ Almost 1/2 million health workers trained! ✨

As we finish #WHWWeek , join us in celebrating the work that our partners have done to train health workers in 40+ countries.

Meet Celestine Shoto, a Community Health Promoter in Nairobi County! 🏥 She's sharing her experience with the Kenya Electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) and how it's revolutionizing community health service delivery. #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers #WHWWeek

Healthcare workers are there for us and our loved ones when we need them, and they deserve to feel safe and be supported as they do their jobs saving lives and caring for others.

Let’s make sure we invest in them!

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During #WHWWeek , we celebrate Mr. Denis Songay, a clinician deployed under USAID Afya Endelevu (Sustainable Health) project for bringing new hope to Clients visiting the HIV Care and Treatment Centre of Makambako RC Dispensary in Njombe Region.
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Community Health Worker Tika Ohoury Jules is a vial health lifeline for his community of Bodjonou Village, Cote d'Ivoire🇨🇮. Many families are in remote areas far from health centers, so he travels the distance by bike to reach them. #WHWWeek #HealthHeroes

Celebrating Healthcare Workers 💚

These are 'Facility Champions' from the Safer Births Bundle of Care program in #Tanzania . Find out why they are essential to the success of this program that is reducing maternal & neonatal mortality: linkedin.com/posts/laerdal-…

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We need the right number of health workers, of the right quality, and distributed evenly to achieve universal health coverage by 2030.

Irene Atuhairwe, our Uganda Country Director, shares why we must invest in health workers. Health workers save lives!

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'Health workers are the backbone of a resilient health system and without them, we're unable to provide essential services to people throughout the country,' says our Zambia Country Director Bassim Birkland.

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#WHWweek : Les menaces qui pèsent sur les travailleurs de ⚕️, comme la résistance aux antibiotiques, ne se voient pas toujours. C’est pour cette raison que USAID USAID MTaPS Program soutient la bonne prescription & utilisation des antibiotiques pour protéger la⚕️de tous ! #HWHeroes

If done right, #PrimaryHealthCare can provide up to 90% of health services needed across the lifespan - making it critical to invest in #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers that provide it. Follow USAID Global Health to hear about our #HWHeroes for #WHWWeek !

.USAID provided training for 394 barangay health workers (BHWs) like Constancia in Negros Oriental as lung navigators applying the principle of ALIVE (Ask. List. Inform. Verify. Encourage.) for investigation of household contacts of persons affected by #TB . #WHWWeek FHI 360

In Indore, Atul Gawande visited the Dewas District Hospital to observe how USAID is introducing new methods to bolster maternal and child healthcare. These models are being scaled further throughout India to maximize our impact & save maternal & child lives. #WHWWeek

Reliable #CleanWater has made all the difference for Dr. Nsami Maneno’s health center in Tanzania.

👇 She shares the many benefits for healthcare workers and patients, thanks to great work by WaterAid Tanzania ! #WHWWeek

It's #WorldHealthDay and #WHWWeek ! Read how mobile malaria workers like San reach unreached communities in #Cambodia with essential #malaria services, supporting government efforts to eliminate malaria cases by 2025 through tailored approaches
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Thanks for joining us for #WHWWeek to urge leaders to follow through on commitments & invest in #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers —especially women health workers! Please keep sharing these key messages, including during upcoming advocacy opportunities like #AHWIF2024 & #WHA77 in May.

Meet Edouardo Adjassin, a devoted speech therapist committed to bringing speech therapy to cleft-affected children across West Africa. His dedication and passion are changing lives every day.

This WHWWeek , we want to see leaders invest in #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers now.

As we wrap up #WHWWeek and celebrate #WorldHealthDay today, let's not forget that by providing training, resources, and support for health workers, we can strengthen #HealthSystems and improve health outcomes for communities worldwide. #MyHealthMyRight

This #WHWWeek , @SmileTrain is calling for #SafeSupportedHealthWorkers in every community worldwide. All health workers – doctors, nurses, community health workers, and more – are critical to health systems and deserve to be well-trained, protected and compensated. Frontline Health Workers Coalition

This year, we're joining the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health advocates to call for action and investments in health care.

Everyone has the right to health. 🌍

#WHD #WHD 2024 #HealthForAll #MyHealthMyRight #WHWWeek