From Brazil to the UK and back: Bidirectional learning through community health worker partnerships
Our experience highlights the importance of intentional, structured and ethically grounded partnerships that respect diverse knowledge systems and ensure mutual benefit. This approach has broad applicability for international health and leadership collaborations, aiming to improve community health outcomes worldwide.
Authors
- Hessa Aldossary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-4171)
- Cornelia Junghans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-3090)
- Alessandro Araújo. JATOBÁ
- Matthew Harris
- Jacqueline Tavares Viana de Souza
- Pallavi Nair
- Aamena Bharmal
- Marcelle Costa Marinho
- Daniel Oliviera Medina da Silva
Institutions
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- Hospital São Rafael (BR)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (BR)
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Leader
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/leader-2025-001453
- Primary Topic
- Community Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00