Key Themes and Subthemes From a 1-Day Workshop on the Uganda CHW Program
| Lessons Learned in Implementing CHW Programs | Challenges Affecting CHW Programs | Strategies to Improve CHW Performance | Ensuring Sustainability of CHW Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity building and use of technology | Poor coordination | Strengthen recruitment, training, and retention strategies of CHWs | Institutionalization of CHW programs |
| Supervision and motivation | Fragmented data systems | Improve motivation of CHWs | Sustainable funding |
| Stakeholder engagement and collaboration | High program expectations | Streamline coordination mechanisms | Economic empowerment of CHWs |
| Inadequate support mechanisms | Develop and strengthen community health policies | Local ownership of CHW programs | |
| High dropout rates | Strengthened CHW research agenda |
Abbreviation: CHW, community health worker.