Assessing the gap between policy and practice: community health workers’ contributions to nutrition services in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study found a critical need for stronger alignment between policy directives and CHW training and service provision. By informing policy reforms, standardizing training, and guiding resource allocation, our findings can strengthen CHW programs and improve delivery of lifesaving nutrition interventions to women and children-particularly in remote and underserved communities.
Authors
- Rolf Klemm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8423-1943)
- Djeinam Touré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-1168)
- Romance Dissieka
- Carolyne Nasimiyu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-3109)
- Akriti Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7651-3900)
- Mahamadou Mansour Ndiath
- Lennie Kyomuhangi Bazira
Institutions
- Helen Keller International (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Community Impact (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13044-6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.12