World ReportExtension workers drive Ethiopia's primary health care
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2021, Value in Health Regional IssuesCitation Excerpt :This finding might have been due to the role of the Health Extension Program (HEP). The HEP has been implemented primarily in rural parts of the country since 2003, with the goal of improving access to and utilization of primary healthcare services, including childhood and maternal vaccination.41,42 Studies have indicated that the HEP is making substantial contributions to the improvement of maternal and child health in Ethiopia.43,44
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2017, World DevelopmentCitation Excerpt :One of the key tasks of the HEWs is the provision of health education. This is done together with volunteers recruited from the communities (Wakabi, 2008). The HEP typically deploys two HEWs per health post (one per kebele) and together these government employees are expected to reach approximately 5,000 individuals.
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