Establishing Career Pathways for Community Health Workers – Models and Key Considerations

This technical brief synthesizes findings from the first phase of LHSS’s work. It distills results from a desk review, a convening of experts, and key-informant interviews that explored successes, challenges, and promising practices from countries currently designing or implementing career pathways for CHWs. As part of this inquiry, the brief identifies systems considerations for CHW career progression, including health workforce education and training, regulation and policy, management, and financing.

The brief is intended to 1) serve as an evidence-based resource for LHSS’s technical assistance to partner countries in the second phase of the activity, and 2) inform decision makers within LMICs and the broader global health community working on design and implementation for CHW career progression, including policy makers, program managers, and funders.