Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One hundred sixty-four Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) have been passed out to help improve health service delivery in different parishes in Lira city and district. According to the health ministry, CHEWs are human resources that will advance Uganda’s health promotion and disease prevention agenda. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health committee of parliament is proposing to the Ministry of Finance to drop the idea of recruiting Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs), but rather strengthen the already existing Village Health Teams (VHTs). In a report that they are yet to share with …
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