Community Health Care Workers
GHSS is committed to training community health works to address health security and universal health coverage. GHSS has, over the years, used Community Health Workers (CHWs) across several disciplines. Some public health using community health workers. Implementation of COVID-19 Intervention in Chad and The Republic of Burundi.
Under the Partnership For Accelerated COVID-19 Testing (PACT), November-December 2020 Activities Outcomes:
#1
200 CHWs and 10 supervisors selected across 23 regional health provinces in Chad trained.
In November 2020, GHSS obtained a subcontract from Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) to boost the response against COVID-19 in Chad and the Republic of Burundi.
#2
400 CHWs and 20 supervisors trained across the Republic of Burundi. 1 field bag, 1 thermo flask, 1 polo shirt, 1 t-shirt, 1 raincoat, 12 bottles of hydro-alcoholic gel and 2 boxes of 50 facemask each given to each CHWs.
#3
1,671,585 persons sensitized on COVID-19 preventions, signs and symptoms in Chad.
Our Process
LAB TECHNICIANS
RESEARCH CENTER
OUR EXPERIENCE
Disease Surveillance, Prevention, and One Health
Regional Integrated Surveillance and Laboratory Network (RISLNET):
- Central Africa RISLNET: GHSS has partnered with the Africa CDC to establish the Central Africa RISLNET including networking Chad, Cameroon, Republic of Central Africa, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi.
West Africa RISNET: GHSS has partnered with Africa CDC, the West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), and the Pasteur Institute in Dakar to establish RISLNET in 14 countries in West Africa: Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Niger, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal, Cape Verde, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gambia, and Republic of Guinea Bissau.
Final Report – AUC- Africa CDC Grant to GHSS 2018 – 2019 (1)
Our Process
Health Education and Awareness
Supply Chain Management
#1
200 CHWs and 10 supervisors selected across 23 regional health provinces in Chad trained.
In November 2020, GHSS obtained a subcontract from Africa Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) to boost the response against COVID-19 in Chad and the Republic of Burundi.
#2
400 CHWs and 20 supervisors trained across the Republic of Burundi. 1 field bag, 1 thermo flask, 1 polo shirt, 1 t-shirt, 1 raincoat, 12 bottles of hydro-alcoholic gel and 2 boxes of 50 facemask each given to each CHWs.
#3
1,671,585 persons sensitized on COVID-19 preventions, signs and symptoms in Chad.