proCHW Policy Dashboard.

CHIC’s definition of proCHWs is based on the WHO CHW Guidelines: providing competency-based training, supportive supervision, and fair remuneration, all while promoting equitable access to care.  Or, in short: salaried, supervised, supplied, and skilled.

For purposes of this dashboard, we focus on practices that signal formal, fulfilling, and dignified labor conditions that can be consistently identified in official government documents. 

We also present evidence of CHW policy implementation using seven proxy indicators. 

All data come from government-issued or validated sources covering at least one CHW group in each country, guided by the CHW AIM tool and the Community Health Systems Maturity Self-Assessment framework.

Indicator descriptions are below. Full definitions are presented in the Indicator Guide. 

proCHW Program Elements:

• Accredited: Does the government document explicitly recognize the roles, qualifications, and competencies for CHWs? [Yes / Partial / No / No known CHWs]
• Paid: Does the government document include salaries or other regular payments for CHWs? [Salaried / Regular pay/ No / No known CHWs]
• Supervised: Does the government document establish a functional supervision system for CHWs? [Yes / Partial / No / No known CHWs]
• Skilled: Does the government document describe a functional training for CHWs? [Yes / Partial / No / No known CHWs]
• Supplied: Does the government document describe a functional system for CHWs to access equipment, supplies, and job aids? [Yes / Partial / No / No known CHWs]

Implementation Evidence:

• Domestic Financing Commitment: Does the government document commit to financing CHW programs? [Yes / No / No known CHWs] 
• CHW Budget Line Item: Is there evidence of domestic resources being used for CHW programs, such as a dedicated budget line or budget allocation in the national health budget? [Yes / No / No known CHWs] 
• Data Systems & Feedback Loops: Does the government document describe a functional data system for CHWs? [Yes / No / No known CHWs] 
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Framework: Does the government document describe a national MERL framework for measuring and tracking the performance of CHW programs? [Yes / No / No known CHWs ] 
• CHW Registry: Does the government document describe a digital registry or a CHW master list? [Yes / No / No known CHWs]  
• Costed Documentation: Does the government document include costing information that explicitly includes CHWs? [Yes / No / No known CHWs]  
• Operational Materials: Does the government document describe existing or planned operational guidance for CHW programs? [Yes / No / No known CHWs]  

CHW Associations: 

• CHW Associations: Professional organization that unites CHWs under a common platform to advance their professional development, recognition, and advocacy within the health system.  

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We are committed to providing the latest and greatest information in this policy dashboard. We accept update requests on a rolling/ongoing basis.

Once we receive your submission, our team will review it, validate the information, and publish quarterly updates to the dashboard. We encourage submissions to fill in missing data or to request updates to existing country data. You can check the date a country was last updated by clicking on the country on the map. All underlying data is published to the web.