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Community health workers means to universal health care

As the new Government works out a formula for delivering on the campaign pledge regarding provision of health care, experts say that deployment of community health workers holds the key to extending health care delivery and improving health outcomes.

They say there is good evidence that when implemented well, community based health programmes reduce infant and child mortality and morbidity; increase numbers of women delivering in health institutions and increase immunisation rates.

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