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The training and integration of village health workers

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Date
1991
Author
Gagnon, Anita J
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Abstract
This article describes the selection, training, activities, and supervision of village health workers (VHWs) in a rural area of Haiti. The aim is to provide an overview of work that may serve as a useful example to others engaged or wishing to engage in VHW programs. The account describes selection and training of the VHWs, relationships established between themselves and with other health team members, operation of the VHW program, and development of community pharmacies by the VHWs in their homes
 
Available in spanish in Bol. Oficina Sanit. Panam 110(4), 1991
 
Series
Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);25(2),1991
Subject
Community Health Workers; Primary Health Care; Rural Health; Volunteers; Haiti
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/27096
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