Direct Relief's Plan To Ensure Healthcare For All

Every day in the world’s poorest countries, CHS (community health workers) journey out to rural and remote areas, over poor roads and waterways, where they provide basic primary healthcare services to those often at greatest risk of serious or even life-threatening conditions. CHWs diagnose pneumonia and malaria, educate and sensitize communities about Ebola and other infectious diseases, deliver vaccinations, promote sanitary practices, attend pregnancies and deliveries, and serve as a lifeline to the healthcare system for those who might otherwise lack access to primary health services altogether. By Andrew Schroeder, Director of Research and Analysis, Direct Relief