South Africa: Underpaid and Unprotected - the Case for Supporting Community Health Workers

[spotlight] In July 2020, Community Health Workers (CHWs) staged a protest outside the offices of the Eastern Cape Health Department in Bhisho, calling for their enlistment as full-time employees in the Department of Health. Subsequently, the Eastern Cape MEC for Health, Sindiswa Gomba, stated that the full-time employment of CHWs was 'not a straightforward issue for the province'.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news