Challenges in Implementing Community-Based Healthcare Teams in a Low-Income Country Context: Lessons From Ethiopia's Family Health Teams.
Teralynn LudwickMisganu EndriyasAlison MorganSumit KaneMargaret KelaherBarbara I McPakePublished in: International journal of health policy and management (2021)
Lessons from Ethiopia's challenges in implementing its FHT program suggest that LMICs interested in adopting CHW-integrated healthcare team models should closely consider health system readiness (budgets, staffing, equipment/medicines) as well as incentivization strategies (financial, professional, political) to drive organizational change.