WORLD
HEALTH
WORKER WEEK
WORLD 2019 WORLD HEALTH WORKER WEEK Frontline health workers are midwives, community health workers, pharmacists, peer counselors, nurses and doctors working at community level as the first point of care for communities. They are the backbone of effective health systems and often come from the very communities they serve. They are the first and often the only link to health care for millions of people. Frontline health workers provide immunizations and treat common infections. They are on the frontlines of battling deadly diseases like Ebola and HIV/AIDS, and many families rely on them as trusted sources of information for preventing, treating and managing a variety of leading killers including diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria and tuberculosis. [Source: www.frontlinehealthworkers.org] Use this toolkit to share graphics with your social media networks to show your support for Health Workers as we mark World Health Workers Week. Theme: Health Workers Are the Heart of Health for All Share the tweets & graphics below Personalize your message Craft your own tweet or post to share why you’re excited about #WHWWeek Include visuals to strengthen your messages Tag your content Use these hashtags to amplify the reach of your post Add a simple ask Share a link for your followers to learn more Encourage others to retweet or share their own posts about #WHWWeek and #HealthWorkersCount Link back to this toolkit Share this toolkit with your followers to provide a resource for World Health Worker Week 2019 content Primary Hashtag #WHWWeek Secondary Hashtag #HealthWorkersCount #HealthforAll Graphics and GIFs (click to expand & download) Community Health Workers understand and intimately connects with the community social fabric. This lies at the core of sustainable health behavior change.#HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll True realization of Universal Health Coverage in Africa will depend on how we optimize the role of CHWs. Governments must therefore integrate, remunerate and sufficiently invest in CHWs. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll Irrefutable evidence exists on the power of CHWs to improve health outcomes. Rwanda and Ethiopia are trail blazers. We must move from talk to action and integrate CHWs within formal health systems. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll “UHC nerves must converge at the community node! CHWs enjoy indisputable community trust necessary to navigate social and cultural barriers to access. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll For Africa to achieve significant impact in Universal Health Coverage, there’s need to put in place the right policies and laws to intergrate CHWs into the Health Workforce.#HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll #CHWs provide health education & referrals for a wide range of services, support & assistance to communities, families & individuals with preventive health measures & gaining access to appropriate curative health & social services. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll This is why #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll – #CHW act as a bridge between providers of health, social & community services and communities that may have difficulty in accessing health services. Universal Health Coverage remains a distant dream without substantial investment in Community Health Workers. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll Amref Health Africa together with other stakeholders advocates for the recognition and remuneration of Community Health Workers. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll Primary health care needs to recognise the vital role played by Community Health Workers in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage in Africa. #HealthWorkersCount for #HealthforAll Globally, 400 million people lack access to primary health care. Community health workers like Ann in Kenya bridge the gap between their communities and the formal health system, “I love this job because this way I can give back to my own community.” Follow her story here during #WHWWeek. Photo: http://bit.ly/WHWWAnn #CHW Ann: “Every day I talk to my community about staying healthy. For example, about the importance of hand washing and drinking clean water. This is so important in preventing people from getting ill, because each year diarrhea kills over half a million children under five.” #CHW Ann. Karen is pregnant with her second child. “I’m so happy with Ann. She has taught that I need to go to the clinic every month for check-ups. She has enrolled me (in insurance), so I can get free health care at the clinic during my pregnancy and delivery.” #CHW Ann: “This boy was so ill that he could not walk anymore. I took him to the clinic where he was diagnosed with acute malnourishment. I monitor him closely and advise his grandmother on what he should eat. I’m so happy to see he’s improving so fast.” Globally, 400 million people lack access to primary health services. #CHWs like Ann bridge the gap between communities & the formal health system. #UHC remains a distant dream without substantial investment in Community Health Workers.
HEALTH
WORKER WEEK
APRIL 1 – 7, 2019HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT
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