 CHGN Member Survey 2012 (107.68 kB)
Further to our recent email with details of our 2012 Member Survey to all members, above is the link to the PDF version of the survey, for distribution to members who may not have internet access. The online version can be found here:
http://www.surveygizmo.co.uk/s3/1060067/CHGN-Members-Survey-2012
Please get in touch by emailing team [at] chgn [dot] org to arrange the best way for delivery of completed PDF surveys.
Thank you for your time and input - we will use the feedback to help steer the work of CHGN, and to make sure we are supporting our members in the best way we can.
In 2007, the CHGN was involved in a World Health Organisation consultation on the role of Faith Based Organsizations (FBOs) in primary health care. The meeting took place in Geneva, and CHGN founder Ted Lankester was there to guide a response from FBOs to the WHO's perspective on primary health care.
A summary of observations, outcomes and recommendations can be read in the resulting WHO report, and it provides a useful tool when thinking about engaging the work of faith based community health programmes with top-level actors in the global health agenda.
To read a pdf of the report, please click here
Dr Ted Lankester, CHGN's co-founder, is passionate about strengthening community health care in the most remote and unsupported regions of the world. Here is his story!
I worked in remote Himalayan villages for 7 years and was astonished that the few health programmes in those communities seemed so unconnected, competitive and threatened by each other's presence. I started to imagine how great it would be if these programmes could work together, trust each other and share ideas; how, by working together, but without losing their unique identities and strengths, they could be far more effective than working alone. We piloted a small training institute which started to show this could happen.
Read more: The CHGN Story according to Ted Lankester
Written by Margaret Lancaster
CHGN Commentary: Margaret Lancaster spent two years working for Medair in northern Uganda, supporting the government on the implementation of the Village Health Team programme. She worked with the Ministry of Health on the national review of VHT strategy and training materials. She completed this research project as part of the MSc in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Read more: Learning from successes and failures in continuing education and training of Community Health Workers in developing countries: Lessons from India and Uganda
Written by Dr Bharat Devkota
 CHGN Commentary: This article highlights the significance of the role of community health workers in the delivery of primary health care in the resource-poor countries. It also illustrates critical factors affecting the concepts and practices of community health workers. Further, the article presents the problems that may prevent the programme functioning of community health workers.
To read the full document please click here.
Written by Dr Bharat Devkota
CHGN Commentary: This article presents the importance of programme monitoring and evaluation for the successful planning and implementation of community health programmes. The article highlights the key issues and steps to be considered while conducting the programme monitoring and evaluation. It emphasizes that programme monitoring and evaluation should be an ongoing process that involves various stakeholders to identify the stage of its development and provide inputs to improve the standard of service and the overall results of the programmes.
To read the full document please click here.
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