{"id":10145,"date":"2026-03-31T13:25:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:25:56","slug":"putting-community-engagement-at-the-heart-of-action-who-global-curriculum-guide-for-community-health-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/fa\/putting-community-engagement-at-the-heart-of-action-who-global-curriculum-guide-for-community-health-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting community engagement at the heart of action: WHO global curriculum guide for community health workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The WHO has published a global reference guide for the training of community health workers. This competency-based curriculum provides a comprehensive framework for designing or adapting training programmes, incorporating core modules (home visits, community mobilisation, data collection, ethics) and specific modules (maternal and child health, chronic diseases, mental health, WASH, emergencies), with a view to strengthening the quality of primary care and universal health coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide, designed for government departments, training institutions and frontline teams, helps to clarify the roles of community health professionals, to integrate scientific knowledge, professional expertise and the experiential knowledge of communities, and to address the social and economic determinants of health with a view to promoting health and reducing inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guide is freely available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240118065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHO website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curriculum-guide-for-CHW-718x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10149 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curriculum-guide-for-CHW-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curriculum-guide-for-CHW-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curriculum-guide-for-CHW-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curriculum-guide-for-CHW-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/unescochair-ghe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Curriculum-guide-for-CHW.jpg 787w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 718px) 100vw, 718px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 718px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 718\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WHO has published a global reference guide for the training of community health workers. 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