Supervision of community health workers in Mozambique: A qualitative study of factors influencing motivation and programme implementation

Community health workers (CHWs) in Mozambique (known as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs)) are key actors in providing health services in rural communities. Supervision of CHWs has been shown to improve their work, although details of how it is implemented are scarce. In Mozambique, APE supervision structures and scope of work are clearly outlined in policy […]
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Exploring competing experiences and expectations of the revitalized community health worker programme in Mozambique: an equity analysis

Authors: Give CS, McCollum R, Ndima S, Ormel H, Sidat M, Taegtmeyer M
Publication Year: 2015
Journal: Human Resources for Health
Link: https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-015-0044-0%20

Mozambique launched its revitalized community health programme in 2010 in response to inequitable coverage and quality of health services. The programme is focused on health promotion and disease prevention, with 20 % of community health workers’ (known in Mozambique as Agentes Polivalentes Elementares (APEs)) time spent on curative services and 80 % on activities promoting […]
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Supervision of community health workers in Mozambique: A qualitative study of factors influencing motivation and programme implementation

Exploring competing experiences and expectations of the revitalized community health worker programme in Mozambique: an equity analysis

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