CHIC at UNGA80

CHIC Side Event

SMART INVESTMENTS IN TOUGH TIMES: Financing CHWs for Maximum Impact

Schedule

WHAT TO EXPECT.

As financing models shift toward sustainable, country-led health investments, now is the moment to prioritize professional CHWs (proCHWs) as a high-impact, cost-effective workforce at the heart of primary health care. This high-level convening, on the sidelines of UNGA80, will bring together frontline health workers, visionary policymakers, and pioneering funders to spotlight the vital role of CHWs in resilient health systems—and the urgent need to integrate them in national health financing strategies.

French, Spanish, and Portuguese interpretation will be provided.

For questions contact events@joinchic.org.

Technically Right and Morally Sound

NEW ECONOMIC EVIDENCE.

CHIC is building the global evidence base on the costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programs through a landmark series of five scoping reviews, plus a one-page synthesis designed for policy impact.

One-Page Synthesis (Pre-Print)

It’s Time to Prioritize CHWs: A Decade of Economic Evaluation Evidence Suggests CHWs are More Cost-Effective Than Alternatives
View Pre-Print

Published Studies

Costs and cost-effectiveness of integrated horizontal community health worker programmes in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024): a scoping literature review
Published in BMJ Global Health
Read Article
Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker programs focussed on HIV, TB and malaria infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries (2015–2024): A scoping literature review
Published in PLOS Global Health
Read Article

Forthcoming Studies

Costs and cost-effectiveness of CHW programs for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) (under review)
Costs and cost-effectiveness of CHW programs for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) (under review)
Costs and cost-effectiveness of CHW programs for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) (under review)

We're Keeping Score

PROCHW POLICY DASHBOARD.

Our goal is to see 95 low- and middle-income countries adopt proCHW policies. To track progress and accelerate policy change, we’re excited to steward the largest-ever public-facing dashboard on proCHW policies.

Check it out