APC at the Community Health Workers' Symposium in Kampala, Uganda
February 21, 2017 to February 23, 2017
Join Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) at the first International Symposium on Community Health Workers in Kampala, Uganda from February 21st to February 23rd, 2017 at the Hotel Africana. The theme of the symposium is “Contribution of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Over 400 participants from around the world including researchers, policy makers, funders, implementers, civil society organizations, students and other stakeholders from national and international organizations will convene to explore the value and contribution of CHWs to national health systems, and the achievement of the health and development agenda in the SDGs.
APC is a partner organization and is participating in the following sessions:
Title: Cascade training model: a sustainable village health team training approach to increase uptake of modern family planning methods When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 from 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Where: Orange Hall Who: Deborah Musedde, The Salvation Army Uganda
Title: Promoting Gender Equitable Norms and Male Participation in Family Planning and HIV Services through a Community Health Workers (CHWs) Led Education Model; “Emanzi” in Kanungu and Kasese Districts of Uganda When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 from 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Where: Orange Hall Who: Frederick Mubiru FHI 360, UgandaPoster Presentations
Title: Supporting Harmonization and Sustainability: Using Human-Centered Design to Inform Community Health Policy in Tanzania When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 to Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 Who: Kristen Devlin, JSI Research & Training Institute
Join Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) at the first International Symposium on Community Health Workers in Kampala, Uganda from February 21st to February 23rd, 2017 at the Hotel Africana. The theme of the symposium is “Contribution of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).” Over 400 participants from around the world including researchers, policy makers, funders, implementers, civil society organizations, students and other stakeholders from national and international organizations will convene to explore the value and contribution of CHWs to national health systems, and the achievement of the health and development agenda in the SDGs.
APC is a partner organization and is participating in the following sessions:
Title: CHWs around the World: Policy Findings from the Community Health Systems Catalog [PowerPoint, 12.5MB]
When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 from 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Where: Nile Hall
Who: Kristen Devlin, JSI Research & Training Institute
Title: Cascade training model: a sustainable village health team training approach to increase uptake of modern family planning methods
When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 from 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Where: Orange Hall
Who: Deborah Musedde, The Salvation Army Uganda
Title: Cascading Training model for scaling up access to community based family planning services through Village Health Teams in Iganga and Kumi districts of Uganda [PowerPoint, 657KB]
When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 from 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Where: Orange Hall
Who: Beatrice Bainomugisha, WellShare International, Uganda
Title: Community Health Workers as Frontline Health Responders in Complex Environments: Insights and Lessons from Nepal and Pakistan [PowerPoint, 3.8MB]
When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 from 12:45pm-1:00pm
Where: Orange Hall
Who: Liz Creel, JSI Research & Training Institute
Title: Promoting Gender Equitable Norms and Male Participation in Family Planning and HIV Services through a Community Health Workers (CHWs) Led Education Model; “Emanzi” in Kanungu and Kasese Districts of Uganda
When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 from 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Where: Orange Hall
Who: Frederick Mubiru FHI 360, UgandaPoster Presentations
Title: Building the Capacity of Community Health Workers using the Healthcare Quality Improvement model: A case for Community Based Family Planning in Busia District Eastern Uganda [PowerPoint, 3.5MB]
When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
Where: Nile Hall
Who: Ramadhan Kirunda, FHI360
Title: The Contribution of CHWs on Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Indicators in Uganda [PowerPoint, 547KB]
When: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017
Where: Rwizi Hall
Who: Joshua Thembo, APC/FHI 360, Uganda
Title: Health Extension Workers (HEWs) Bring Innovation to Improve the Community Health Information System (CHIS) in Ethiopia [PowerPoint, 1.4MB]
When: Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
Where: Orange Hall
Who: Tariq Azim, APC
Title: Supporting Harmonization and Sustainability: Using Human-Centered Design to Inform Community Health Policy in Tanzania
When: Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 to Thursday, February 23rd, 2017
Who: Kristen Devlin, JSI Research & Training Institute