Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/community-health-worker-data-dialogues Dive into the important role of data in the planning and delivery of community health work globally. Dr James O'Donovan and Dickson Mbewe from Community Health Impact Coalition interview leaders from across the community health landscape and talk to the Community Health Workers delivering essential care in communities across the planet. Community Health Impact Coalition 724bab78-d4c8-5f3a-be42-841983cbe564 no en Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:39:49 +0100 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:13:17 +0000 https://joinchic.org/ https://img.transistor.fm/cRPm8qzGl2TWI75MZS5GlH8Kq_ZM27m969HTKWDoBqk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84YTVh/Y2VlNDVlZTNmNWE2/YjI4NDVkYjYwZGFm/MGVmNC5wbmc.jpg https://joinchic.org/ serial Community Health Impact Coalition Dive into the important role of data in the planning and delivery of community health work globally. Dr James O'Donovan and Dickson Mbewe from Community Health Impact Coalition interview leaders from across the community health landscape and talk to the Community Health Workers delivering essential care in communities across the planet. Dive into the important role of data in the planning and delivery of community health work globally. Community Health Workers, Global health, health data Christina Berry-moorcroft No No 1 1 Episode 1: The Current Landscape full ddbac395-c449-49ce-a36a-9aee0aecc630 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5fff5f3 How do we build health systems that truly listen and learn from their frontline? Dr. James O'Donovan and Dickson Mbewe sit down with Dr Madeleine Ballard, CEO & Co-founder of Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC) and Tracey McNeill, Director of Primary Health Care at the Gates Foundation. Together they unpack why community health workers (CHWs) must be recognised not only as vital service providers, but also as data collectors and data users whose insights can transform national health planning.

]]> How do we build health systems that truly listen and learn from their frontline? Dr. James O'Donovan and Dickson Mbewe sit down with Dr Madeleine Ballard, CEO & Co-founder of Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC) and Tracey McNeill, Director of Primary Health Care at the Gates Foundation. Together they unpack why community health workers (CHWs) must be recognised not only as vital service providers, but also as data collectors and data users whose insights can transform national health planning.

]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:43:16 +0100 Community Health Impact Coalition Community Health Impact Coalition 3145 How do we build health systems that truly listen and learn from their frontline? Dr. James O'Donovan and Dickson Mbewe sit down with Dr Madeleine Ballard, CEO & Co-founder of Community Health Impact Coalition (CHIC) and Tracey McNeill, Director of Primary Health Care at the Gates Foundation. Together they unpack why community health workers (CHWs) must be recognised not only as vital service providers, but also as data collectors and data users whose insights can transform national health planning.

]]> Community Health Workers, Global health, health data No 2 2 Episode 2: Co-design and CHW involvement full 81479228-e3f8-4753-b6fc-1956814f776e https://share.transistor.fm/s/0440640c Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe explore the importance of co-design in global health with Professor Shobhana Nagraj (University of Cambridge) and Dr Karen Finnegan (Pivot Science), illustrating how engaging community health workers in the design of systems and tools creates better data quality and more resilient health systems.

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]]> Community Health Workers, Global health, health data No 3 3 Episode 3: Data and digital full 3f4609a2-a13a-43a8-aad9-f18640d4bc44 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3496b614 Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe trace the evolution of digitisation in community health work with Brian DeRenzi (Global Director of Research Strategy, Dimagi) and Kanishka Kantara (Chief Digital Health Officer, Living Goods). Together, they explore how data-enabled tools are reshaping CHWs’ relationships with both communities and governments. 

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]]> Community Health Workers, Global health, health data No 4 4 Episode 4: Data quality full 593b2187-b138-480e-890d-02b5bf6ab8d1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/97374af8 Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe sit down with Mallika Raghavan (Deputy Chief Program Officer, Last Mile Health) and Hamid Abdullah (Implementation Lead, Khushi Baby), to explore why accurate, verified data are the bedrock of improved community-health outcomes, understand the practical barriers that lead to erosion of data quality in the field, and showcase how digital platforms, from mobile apps to biometric-enabled dashboards, can embed validation, reduce errors, and give CHWs real-time feedback to support their work. 

]]> Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe sit down with Mallika Raghavan (Deputy Chief Program Officer, Last Mile Health) and Hamid Abdullah (Implementation Lead, Khushi Baby), to explore why accurate, verified data are the bedrock of improved community-health outcomes, understand the practical barriers that lead to erosion of data quality in the field, and showcase how digital platforms, from mobile apps to biometric-enabled dashboards, can embed validation, reduce errors, and give CHWs real-time feedback to support their work. 

]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:54:36 +0100 Community Health Impact Coalition Community Health Impact Coalition 4025 Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe sit down with Mallika Raghavan (Deputy Chief Program Officer, Last Mile Health) and Hamid Abdullah (Implementation Lead, Khushi Baby), to explore why accurate, verified data are the bedrock of improved community-health outcomes, understand the practical barriers that lead to erosion of data quality in the field, and showcase how digital platforms, from mobile apps to biometric-enabled dashboards, can embed validation, reduce errors, and give CHWs real-time feedback to support their work. 

]]> Community Health Workers, Global health, health data No 5 5 Episode 5: CHWs, data and global challenges - the case of antimicrobial resistance full 79e615f5-7d19-4755-8ce4-967622f2ae39 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0115d8ea Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe speak to Dr Matt Harris and Dr Nina Zhu from The Fleming Initiative, a joint initiative between Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare Trust, to explore how CHWs are detecting resistant infections early, educating communities on responsible antibiotic use, and feeding real-time data into national AMR dashboards.

]]> Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe speak to Dr Matt Harris and Dr Nina Zhu from The Fleming Initiative, a joint initiative between Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare Trust, to explore how CHWs are detecting resistant infections early, educating communities on responsible antibiotic use, and feeding real-time data into national AMR dashboards.

]]> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:57:46 +0100 Community Health Impact Coalition Community Health Impact Coalition 3159 Dr James O’Donovan and Dickson Mbewe speak to Dr Matt Harris and Dr Nina Zhu from The Fleming Initiative, a joint initiative between Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare Trust, to explore how CHWs are detecting resistant infections early, educating communities on responsible antibiotic use, and feeding real-time data into national AMR dashboards.

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