Table 1 Alternative title for CHWs in various countries
Title | Country |
|---|---|
Activista | Mozambique |
Agente comunitario de salud | Peru |
Agente comunitário de saúde | Brazil |
Anganwadi | India |
Animatrice | Haiti |
Barangay health worker | Philippines |
Basic health worker | India |
Brigadista | Nicaragua |
Colaborador voluntario | Guatemala |
Community drug distributor | Uganda |
Community health agent | Ethiopia |
Community health promoter | various countries |
Community health representative | various countries |
Community health volunteer | Malawi |
Community health worker | various countries |
Community nutrition worker | India |
Community resource person | Uganda |
Female community health volunteer | Nepal |
Female multipurpose health worker | Nepal |
Health promoter | various countries |
Kader | Indonesia |
Lady health worker | Pakistan |
Maternal and child health worker | Nepal |
Monitora | Honduras |
Mother coordinator | Ethiopia |
Outreach educator | various countries |
Paramedical worker | India |
Promotora | Honduras |
Rural health motivator | Swaziland |
Shastho shebika | Bangladesh |
Shastho karmis (leaders of shastho shebika) | Bangladesh |
Sevika | Nepal |
Traditional birth attendant | various countries |
Village drug-kit manager | Mali |
Village health helper | Kenya |
Village health worker | various countries |