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🩺🤝 Community Health Impact Coalition: Building a Global Movement for Health 🌍 Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC)’s impact is powered by collective action: interconnected efforts creating massive change. What began with six organizations has grown into a global movement of thousands of

Attending #WHA78? Join our Co-ED, Nan Chen, for an event hosted by Devex & the McKinsey Health Institute on “Strengthening the Global Health Care Ecosystem: Addressing the Health Worker Shortage.” 🗓️ May 19 🕛12:00–2:15 CET 📍 Geneva 🔗Register here: bit.ly/44uGHqx

Last Mile Health will be attending #WHA78, where we'll be advocating for the power and potential of #proCHWs and closely tracking agenda items on #HealthForAll, the health workforce, and non-communicable diseases. Join Last Mile Health and Africa Frontline First leaders at these events ⬇️

This weekend’s Africa CDC high-level side event on health financing at #WHA78 reinforced a powerful message: Africa must take charge of its health future. This can only happen through strategic vision, bold political leadership, and innovative investment. Chaired by Director

CHU4UHC Next up, we're joining Africa Frontline First and McKinsey & Company for "Future-Proofing Health Systems: Addressing the Health Worker Shortage" — Hosted by Devex | 12:30–3:30 PM | InterContinental Genève 🤳Register here (in-person and online): pages.devex.com/strengthening-…

We’re excited to be at #WHA78 this week to advocate for greater investments in #proCHWs. Join our Co-ED, Nan Chen, today for a session on “Strengthening the Global Health Care Ecosystem: Addressing the Health Worker Shortage.” 🕛 1:00 – 2:15 pm CET 🔗 bit.ly/44uGHqx

Millicent shared the story of bringing a mother to a facility for delivery late at night... just to find it closed and unstaffed. To frame today’s discussion, she has a couple questions... Devex | McKinsey & Company | Stanford Health Care | Africa Frontline First

At #WHA78 today, our Co-Executive Director Nan emphasized the urgent need for #proCHWs to be recognized and supported as the professionals they are — because dignified work leads to better care.

Millicent Miruka, a community health worker from Kenya who works with Lwala Community Alliance: “The most urgent priority with regards to health worker shortages is professionalization - make sure CHWs are paid and integrated into the health system." #WHA78

#proCHWs are often the first to detect outbreaks, deliver care, and build trust in communities during crisis. To prevent the next pandemic, we must integrate CHWs into nationally-led and well-financed health systems, ensuring they are equipped, supported and protected. #WHA78

Integrating CHWs into healthy systems is simple, low-cost and effective. And it's possible within a single term. If you’re a policymaker- this is your legacy project: adopt proCHW national policy. joinchic.org

Africa faces a $4.4B community health financing gap, limiting the scale of #proCHWs. At #WHA78, we urge member states to ensure CHWs are at the center of the health financing resolution. Without an investment in CHWs, we will never achieve health for all.

Today I had the opportunity to meet with Millicent Miruka, a community health worker from Kenya, for an important conversation organised by the Community Health Impact Coalition during #WHA78 about the challenges community health workers face, including securing fair wages,

NCDs represent the leading cause of death worldwide. African govts must invest in CHWs, ensuring they're equipped & supported to reduce the burden of NCDs. The 4th Political Declaration on NCDs must prioritize long-term financing for CHWs so no one is left behind in NCD care.

🔗Margaret’s story is an inspiring example of the power of collaboration. When Margaret joined #SkollAwardee Community Health Impact Coalition, Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC), she didn’t just find support—she became part of a global movement advocating for the recognition and support of

🚨 New blog: Senegal is leading on gender equity in health! 👩 Women = 65% of CHWs 💸 Only 18% get regular pay vs. 38% of men 📉 Just 15% receive leadership training 👏 87.5% of community members trust CHWs—esp. women Bold reforms needed now. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4mxNshQ

Last week our team was energized to attend #WHA78, where we joined partners to advocate for sustainable, coordinated financing for #proCHWs. Now more than ever, we must continue investments in CHWs, ensuring that the workforce is strong and supported amid cuts in global aid.

In Guinea, Integrate Health partnered with the gov’t to pilot an initiative to fund community health from local & municipal budgets, following an initial catalytic investments of $18M from the The Global Fund & support from Africa Frontline First. Read more: bit.ly/4jjfsTD

#Senegal just launched a bold new policy brief to reform community health financing 🇸🇳 It calls for formalizing CHWs, creating a national budget line, and piloting performance-based models. A big step for equity + resilience. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/43MHNvX #CHWs #UHC

We're honored to be in Accra for the Community Health Forum hosted by Ghana’s Ministry of Health. Together with leaders from Africa CDC, Last Mile Health, and other partners, we joined critical discussions on strengthening primary health care at the community level.