Titre : | The Role of Community Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: an exploratory study of the response in the Caribbean |
Auteurs : | Nina Rise |
Type de document : | Mémoire |
Année de publication : | 2021 |
Description : | 41p. / ann., tabl. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Classement : | MPH21/ |
Mots-clés : | Santé communautaire ; Covid 19 ; Epidémie ; Participation communautaire ; Politique santé ; Antilles ; Prévention santé ; Crise sanitaire |
Résumé : |
Background. Pandemics begin and end in communities and to manage them, community engagement must be a priority. The use of community health workers (CHWs) during the COVID-19 response is key to engaging communities and strengthening their capacity to limit the spread of disease. Integration of CHWs into health systems is a key enabler and integral
to their success and requires inclusion of CHWs into health policies. This thesis aims at exploring the role of CHW in the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean countries to identify practices which can potentially form basis for subregional policy and contribute to capacity building within human resources for health and health system trengthening in the subregion. Methods. A qualitative study consisting of a grey literature review followed by key informant interviews. We adopted an exploratory perspective to gain insights into the state of CHW roles and CHW policies in the Caribbean. We analysed our dataset against a number of dimensions drawn from similar works. Results. During the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean CHWs mostly fulfilled clinical, supportive, and educational roles in the communities. While many Caribbean countries deployed CHWs, we found that few formal policies on the work of CHWs were available across the subregion. Conclusions. While CHWs seem to have been widely used during the COVID-19 response in the Caribbean, the apparent lack of formal policies may be a barrier to their success. Developing CHW policy will not only strengthen community health interventions against COVID-19, but also support Caribbean countries in strengthening their post-COVID-19 health workforces and improve health emergency preparedness. The findings of this exploratory study contribute to the development of health policy guidelines on CHWs in the Caribbean, by laying the ground for an exhaustive investigation to follow. |
Diplôme : | Master MPH of public health |
Plan de classement simplifié : | Master of Public Health - master international de Santé Public (MPH) |
En ligne : | https://documentation.ehesp.fr/memoires/2021/mph/nina_rise.pdf |
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