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ONYANGO: Focus on community health systems a promising beginning

We cannot get anywhere without a strong primary healthcare system starting at the community level.

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by THOMAS ONYANGO

Big-read17 September 2023 - 15:05
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Jessica Chegem, a community health volunteer, at Natuntun, Loima subcounty, measures the arm of a child using a simplified colour Mid Upper Arm Circumference tape to detect and monitor malnutrition.

Community Health Workers serve as the key drivers of primary healthcare, which studies have identified as critical pillars to attaining Universal Health Coverage. They extend primary health care to the last mile supporting every mother to give birth safely and working to ensure no child dies from easily preventable diseases.

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