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Community Health Workers: An Underappreciated Asset to Tackle NCD
Authors:
Jordan D. Jarvis ,
Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network, Global, Boston, MA, US
Ishu Kataria,
Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network, Global, Boston, MA, US; University of Delhi, New Delhi, IN
Mellany Murgor,
Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network, Global, Boston, MA, US
Lilian Mbau
Amref Health Africa in Kenya, Nairobi, KE
Abstract
Highlights
- NCD are an urgent social, economic, and health issue, and we need solutions at the community level to tackle them.
- There is dearth of skilled health force to tackle the challenges posed by NCD.
- Training and empowering community health workers present a secret weapon to combating NCD.
Published on
01 Dec 2016.
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