LOMÉ, TOGO – The Covid-19 Action Fund for Africa (CAF-Africa) has donated 1.3 million pieces of PPE to community health workers in Togo. In partnership with Integrate Health and the Ministry of Health in Togo, CAF-Africa supplied the nation’s cadre of CHWs with the PPE needed to aid in the… Read More »COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa donates 1.3 million PPE Items to Community Health Workers in Togo
How does the Fund distribute PPE items to each country? The Fund establishes an agreement with the Ministry of Health and at least one supporting non-governmental health partner in each country. In advance of being approved for a donation, each country provides an assessment of the distribution plan and supply… Read More »How do we deliver PPE items to the last-mile?
Miyingo Prossie is a CHW supported by Living Goods in Busimbi village, the Mityana district in Uganda. Why did you become a CHW? It was painful to see some children falling sick just because of poor hygiene and lack of right information about the prevention. Seeing pregnant mothers who don’t… Read More »Stories from the Frontlines: Miyingo Prossie
Eunita Adoyo, 40 years old, is a community health worker from north Kamagambo, Kenya. Eunita shares her journey in becoming a community health worker and the impact of COVID-19 on her work in the community. Why did you become a CHW? I developed a passion towards working with the people… Read More »Stories from the Frontlines: Eunita Adoyo
Tapiwa Mukwashi, Director of Supply Chain at VillageReach and team lead for the Supplies Working Group with CAF-Africa, had the opportunity to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on community health workers with CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoyini. “The COVID-19 Action Fund for Africa also known as CAF-Africa is a collaborative body… Read More »CNBC Africa: This initiative seeks to empower community health workers in fight against COVID-19
As COVID-19 spread in March, the demand for PPE grew by one hundred and prices skyrocketed. This affected all health workers, but the brunt of this impact fell on community health workers (CHWs). Many CHWS did not and still do not have the PPE to safely carry out life-saving services… Read More »Community Health Workers are lifelines for African communities during COVID
While the burdens on CHWs have increased in some countries, CHWs in other countries have stopped their service entirely due to the lack of PPE. This has led to devastating consequences. In Mali, two-thirds of the country lives in a conflict-ridden area lacking access to regular health care services so… Read More »CHWs Need PPE to Provide Essential, Life-Saving Services
The pandemic has increased the burden of care on Africa’s community health workers (CHWs) that are serving both at the frontlines and at the last mile without adequate provisions. Community health workers were not initially considered or prepared to safely aid in several countries’ COVID-19 responses even though they play a… Read More »We Must Protect Africa’s Community Health Workers (CHWs) on the COVID-19 Frontlines
Unsung Heroes in Africa’s COVID-19 response From Africa Renewal, by: Vickie Remoe Thirty-two-year-old Mariam Traoré, a community health worker in Mali, starts her day with a COVID-19 self-check, including body temperature and other symptoms such as cough, sore throat, loss of smell or taste. If all is good, Ms. Traoré then… Read More »CAF-Africa featured in United Nations Africa Renewal
“We only have a few pieces of hydro alcoholic gels and a small number of masks, but this is not enough. We need the protective materials to continue to do our service well.“ Bébé Bola, 48 years old, is a community health worker in the Limete health district in Kinshasa.… Read More »Stories from the Frontlines: Bébé Bola