IMPACT, BY THE NUMBERS
A sea change in global guidance.
7 of 8
proCHW best practices enshrined in inaugural WHO CHW guidelines
1st
ever guidance for counting CHWs with UNICEF, The Global Fund & others
163,687
scholarly article views across nine peer-reviewed publications
Momentum in international funding.
1
policy change for direct CHW payment at U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative
$100,000,000
largest-ever fund for national proCHW programs with Africa Frontline First
1st
COP guidance called for CHW pay & policy reform at PEPFAR
A spark for national policy change.
66
CHW Advocates on the first ever CHW Speaker Bureau
5088
CHWs from 20 countries completed the CHW Advocates course (so far)
40
countries with a confirmed proCHW policy
POLICY DASHBOARD
IMPACT, VIA TESTIMONIALS
“The most effective coalition I’ve been part of. An advocacy group that is actually taking action.”
Ash Rogers, Lwala Community Alliance
“CHIC is a source of endless encouragement and hope for CHWs towards their work.”
Irene Tukashaba, Community Health Worker
“The progress of professional community health workers is a beautiful story of a scalable solution. CHIC is emergent, brought into being by the doers themselves. It is wisely organized around explicit best practices for an effective proCHW model.”
Kevin Starr, Mulago Foundation
“We’re more powerful, even in our single context, when speaking as part of a global collective.”
Jennifer Schechter, Integrate Health
“A deeply committed team of changemakers that prioritizes action-minded advocacy to champion the professionalization of CHWs everywhere.”
Kaitlyn Neel, Medic
“The amount of times per day someone will say ‘Can we ask CHIC?’ is hard to count, and I think that will continue to be the case.”
Mallika Raghavan, Last Mile Health
“Dynamic and action-oriented coalition that is unapologetically working to make professional CHWs a reality”
Caitlin Corcoran, Mothers2Mothers
“One of the most action-oriented coalitions I have seen or been part of.”
Niloofar Ganjian, Last Mile Health
In the mid term, we aim to see these outcomes:
1
Research
Norm creation: all future global guidelines regarding CHWs include proCHW principles
2
Advocate
Norm adoption: more and better investments to support proCHW programs
3
Activate
Norm entrenchment: CHW associations mobilized to win and monitor proCHW national policy
In the long term, we aim to create a world full of professional CHWs who are:
1
Salaried
financially compensated at a competitive rate
2
Skilled
well-trained via continuous medical education
3
Supervised
regularly managed and mentored with 1:1 coaching
4
Supplied
reliably equipped with medicine and materials
