دورية أكاديمية
Decolonizing Global Health: Increasing Capacity of Community Health Worker Programs.
| العنوان: | Decolonizing Global Health: Increasing Capacity of Community Health Worker Programs. |
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| المؤلفون: | Avila P; Legacy Health System/Oregon Health & Science University, US. |
| المصدر: | Annals of global health [Ann Glob Health] 2023 Dec 22; Vol. 89 (1), pp. 90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 22 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Ubiquity Press Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101620864 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2214-9996 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22149996 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Glob Health Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: 2018- : London : Ubiquity Press Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier Inc., [2014]- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Global Health* , Community Health Workers*, Child ; Humans ; Delivery of Health Care ; Developing Countries ; Organizations |
| مستخلص: | Many global health volunteer experiences and research projects are focused on the needs of the host country participants, which perpetuates a sovereign or superior relationship towards low- or middle-income countries (LMIC). The purpose of this paper is to discuss ethical and culturally sensitive practices in LMIC when providing health care as a volunteer or researcher. International ethical standards for providing global health care are discussed. The author participated in a volunteer global health experience for three months in Kenya. An evaluation of a nongovernmental organization (NGO)-sponsored community health worker (CHW) program was conducted and is presented here. Health indicators such as prenatal care visits, birth attendance by skilled personnel, and full vaccination of children improved by 34%, 36%, and 24%, respectively, following 5 years of implementation of the CHW program. Global health care can be provided in a more socially responsible and sustainable manner by supporting NGO-sponsored CHW programs affiliated with local ministries of health in LMICs. Competing Interests: The author has no competing interests to declare. (Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s).) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: community health workers; decolonization of global health; global medical volunteers |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231225 Date Completed: 20231226 Latest Revision: 20240221 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240221 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10742167 |
| DOI: | 10.5334/aogh.4325 |
| PMID: | 38145161 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2214-9996 |
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| DOI: | 10.5334/aogh.4325 |