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IMPACT: A Structured Human-Centered Design Process for Integrating Community Health Worker Insights Into Program Policy in Pakistan
Svea Closser, Marium Sultan, Erin Finley, Sue Gerber, Muhammad Shafique, Saeed Ahmed, Imtiaz Ali Shah, Naveed Khurshid, Farah Naz, Sadaf Nayyab, Celena Fei and Ali Sohail
Global Health: Science and Practice June 2026, https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00050
Svea Closser
aJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Marium Sultan
aJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Erin Finley
bThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Sue Gerber
cIndependent Consultant, Truchas, NM, USA.
Muhammad Shafique
dSohail Inc., Islamabad, Pakistan.
Saeed Ahmed
eSohail Inc., Peshawar, Pakistan.
Imtiaz Ali Shah
fKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Emergency Operations Center, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Naveed Khurshid
gWorld Health Organization, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Farah Naz
eSohail Inc., Peshawar, Pakistan.
Sadaf Nayyab
eSohail Inc., Peshawar, Pakistan.
Celena Fei
hJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Ali Sohail
iSohail Inc., Karachi, Pakistan.

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Global Health: Science and Practice
Vol. 13, No. 2
December 31, 2025
IMPACT: A Structured Human-Centered Design Process for Integrating Community Health Worker Insights Into Program Policy in Pakistan
Svea Closser, Marium Sultan, Erin Finley, Sue Gerber, Muhammad Shafique, Saeed Ahmed, Imtiaz Ali Shah, Naveed Khurshid, Farah Naz, Sadaf Nayyab, Celena Fei, Ali Sohail
Global Health: Science and Practice Jun 2026, DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00050
IMPACT: A Structured Human-Centered Design Process for Integrating Community Health Worker Insights Into Program Policy in Pakistan
Svea Closser, Marium Sultan, Erin Finley, Sue Gerber, Muhammad Shafique, Saeed Ahmed, Imtiaz Ali Shah, Naveed Khurshid, Farah Naz, Sadaf Nayyab, Celena Fei, Ali Sohail
Global Health: Science and Practice Jun 2026, DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00050
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- COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN POLIO ERADICATION
- DESIGNING THE IMPACT PROCESS
- METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE PROCESS
- THE IMPACT PROCESS
- PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY
- FEEDBACK FROM CHWS AND POLICYMAKERS
- POLICY DESIGN FROM THE BOTTOM UP
- Acknowledgments
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