Expanding the role of village malaria workers in Cambodia: Implementation and evaluation of four health education packages.

Mipharny BetrianDafne UmansMoul VannaSam OlBipin AdhikariChan DavoeungJames John CalleryYok SovannThomas Julian PetoRichard J MaudeRob W van der PluijmVoeunrung BunrethMartin P GrobuschMichèle van VugtYoel LubellLorenz von SeidleinArjen M DondorpSiv SovannarothDysoley LekRupam Tripura

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The transformation of VMWs into community health workers with roles beyond malaria is a promising approach for sustaining health care provision in remote areas. Training needs to consider the low scientific literacy, time constraints and limited resources of VMWs.

Keyphrases

healthcare
plasmodium falciparum
health information
quality improvement
primary care
public health
palliative care
mental health
virtual reality
social media
health promotion