Digitising payments for campaign health workers in Africa: the promise and the path to sustainable scale
Summary box Front-line health workers are essential for mass vaccination campaigns in Africa, but their motivation and performance are often undermined by delayed, insecure and inefficient cash-based payment systems.
Authors
- Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6938-2068)
- Margaret McConnell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3437-3249)
- Uchenna Igbokwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1729-7360)
- Eric Aigbogun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8230-2771)
- Ahmed Hamani
- Chukwunonso Nwaokorie
- Juliet Aweko
- Peter Waiswa
- Oswell Kahonde
Institutions
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology (NG)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (CG)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
- University of Abuja (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-022678
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- World Health Organization