Facilitating equitable community-level access to maternal health services: exploring the experiences of Rwanda’s community health workers

Abstract Background In Rwanda, community health workers (CHWs) are an integral part of the health system. For maternal health, CHWs are involved in linking members of the communities in which they live to the formal health care system to address preventative, routine, and acute maternal care needs....

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Main Authors: Germaine Tuyisenge, Valorie A. Crooks, Nicole S. Berry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-1065-4