Health systems supports for community case management of childhood illness: lessons from an assessment of early implementation in Malawi.

Callaghan-Koru, J. A., Gilroy, K., Hyder, A. A., George, A., Nsona, H., Mtimuni, A., ... & Bryce, J. (2013). Health systems supports for community case management of childhood illness: lessons from an assessment of early implementation in Malawi. BMC health services research, 13(1), 55.

Abstract
Background

National community-based health worker (CBHW) programs often face challenges in ensuring that these remote workers are adequately trained, equipped and supervised. As governments increasingly deploy CBHWs to improve access to primary health care, there is an urgent need to assess how well health systems are supporting CBHWs to provide high quality care.