Learning to Sustain Change: Mitanin Community Health Workers Promote Public Accountability in India

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AuthorSamir Garg
AuthorSuchi Pande
AreaAll Districts
Date Accessioned2024-11-26T09:02:53Z
Date Available2024-11-26T09:02:53Z
Date of Publication2018
DescriptionAccountability Note- on how Community Health Workers (Mitanin) can build and suatain accountability and take a movement-building approach to public health
AbstractThe Accountability Note- illustrates how Community Health Worker program (Mitanin) in Chattisgarh as service providers and community leaders has developed an evolving learning strategy by involving the State and civil society actors to sustain action on public accountability of health system and connect communities with government health care services. The document also shows that CHWs can simultaneously work as health care providers and build and sustain accountability. Besidses, it shows how the program has taken a form of movement-building approach to public health rather than just being a narrow targeted intervention.
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/900
ProvenanceRural and Urban
ProvenanceChattisgarh
ProvenanceIndia
KeywordMitanin-Community Health Workers
CitationGarg, S., & Pande, S. (2018). Learning to Sustain Change: Mitanin Community Health Workers Promote Public Accountability in India. Accountability Research Center.
TitleLearning to Sustain Change: Mitanin Community Health Workers Promote Public Accountability in India
Item TypeCase Study
CoverageCommunity Health workers
CoverageCollective Action in Health
CoverageBuilding and Sustaining Public Accountability in Public Health Systems
CoverageHealth Systems Approach
Course TagUnderstanding Health Systems and Policy
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