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● projectActive · systemic · 2006

Kenya Community Health Volunteer / Promoter (CHV/CHP) home-based care programme

Empty, well-lit hospital hallway with doors along the corridor

illustrative atlas image · Fabio Sasso / Unsplash

KMKenya Ministry of Health (Community Health Strategy)government IIDinsightngo

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01 How it works

method · Community Health Units and home visits by community health workers (iCCM)tool · Household records and CHV referral tools + E-CHS + iCCM kits

02 What it stands on

Evidence level

Own experience

Grounded in published theory

Documented evidence elsewhere

Independently evaluated here

Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.

The evidence 2 ›

EvidenceStrengthening community health volunteer programmes: lessons from Meru County, KenyaIDinsight · 2023

EvidenceEnhancing the capacity and effectiveness of community health volunteers to improve maternal, newborn and child health: Experience from KenyaPMC (peer-reviewed journal article) · 2019

03 Go to the source

Visit the official site ↗health.go.ke