The Four Pillars of Community-Led Health: Insights from Julius Mbeya
0Jonathan Jackson sits down with Julius Mbeya, Co-CEO of the Lwala Community Alliance, to discuss their approach to addressing health challenges in Kenya. By using a community-led health model, they are able to provide quality, affordable healthcare to underprivileged communities, and reduce maternal and under-five deaths. This is part one in a two-part series on the important work Lwala Community Alliance is doing in transforming the community health landscape in Kenya. A must-listen for anyone interested in innovative digital approaches to healthcare to effect lasting impact.
Some topics covered in this conversation include:
A breakdown of Lwala’s community-led health model The path to providing affordable healthcare to communities in informal settlements How and why Lwala is digitizing its Community Health Workers Reducing maternal and under-five deaths The importance of data collection and longitudinal tracking understand impact over time an to create an evidence base Working with the government to bring interventions to scale
Related Resources:
Lwala Community Alliance: https://lwala.org/Community Health Impact Coalition: The Problem: A Dual Human Rights Issue https://joinchic.org/resources/the-problem-a-dual-human-rights-issue/
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