Africa needs 1.2 million more Community Health Workers (CHWs) to achieve a target population ratio of 2 CHWs per 1,000 citizens. Geographically stretched and under-resourced CHW programmes leave volunteers lacking regular supervision, transport, and basic diagnostic tools. As a result, critical services such as disease surveillance, antenatal follow-up, and routine immunizations face manpower and material shortages.
Future Africa Forum’s latest report, Hope on the Horizon: A Case for Youth Community Health Workers in Africa presents a bold vision: integrating Youth Community Health Workers (YCHWs) into national healthcare systems to bridge urgent workforce gaps and unlock youth potential.
LA - eng M3 - Report N2 -Africa needs 1.2 million more Community Health Workers (CHWs) to achieve a target population ratio of 2 CHWs per 1,000 citizens. Geographically stretched and under-resourced CHW programmes leave volunteers lacking regular supervision, transport, and basic diagnostic tools. As a result, critical services such as disease surveillance, antenatal follow-up, and routine immunizations face manpower and material shortages.
Future Africa Forum’s latest report, Hope on the Horizon: A Case for Youth Community Health Workers in Africa presents a bold vision: integrating Youth Community Health Workers (YCHWs) into national healthcare systems to bridge urgent workforce gaps and unlock youth potential.
PY - 2025 TI - Hope on the Horizon: A Case for Youth Community Health Workers in Africa UR - https://forum.futureafrica.com/research-insights/resilient-futures/hope-on-the-horizon-a-case-for-youth-community-health-workers-in-africa-report/ ER -