The divergence between community case management of malaria and renewed calls for primary healthcare
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15294292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Druetz (0000-0002-9234-4286, Université de Montréal, corresponding author), Valery Ridde (0000-0001-9299-8266, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal), Slim Haddad (0000-0001-9470-4196, Université de Montréal) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-177 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0958-1596 • E-ISSN: 1469-3682 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09581596.2014.886761 |
| OpenAlex | W2056005016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 54 |
Thirty years after Alma-Ata, there has been an upsurge of interest in community health workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries. This echoes several strategic policies recently endorsed by the World Health Organization and its global call to re-establish the primary healthcare (PHC) policy. However, we are witnessing a reframing of this approach rather than its renewal. In particular, the way CHWs are conceptualized has changed considerably. Far from serving as promoters of social change and community empowerment, today we expect them to act as front-line clinicians. This medicalization of CHWs results from a systemic erosion of health promotion's influence over the last 20 years. Community case management of malaria perfectly illustrates this shift towards a pragmatic, medically centered, use of CHWs. Valéry Ridde is a CIHR new investigator
Cognitive reframing · Economic growth · Empowerment · Global health · Health care · Health promotion · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Malaria Research and Control · Psychology · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Health Policy
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| Citations per year | 0.73 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |