Table 1 Community-based strategies implemented during the study contextual period that were aimed at establishing an equitable health system
Health extension program | The Last Ten Kilometers Project |
|---|---|
- Establish one health post with two HEWs for every 5,000 populations - Free of charge - Health education during interaction with clients at health posts, communities and households - Train model families to adopt healthy behaviors and practices that influence their neighbor to do the same - Organize CHPs to promote HEP services - Community mobilization | - Provide refresher training to HEWs on maternal and newborn health - Train HEWs to organize CHPs to identify the target population for MNCH to promote and ensure HEP services, provide health messages to the target populations in hard to reach areas - Conduct review meetings with the HEWs at the woreda-level to exchange best practices - Provide supportive supervision visits to the HEWs to reinforce their skills and address performance gaps |