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The WHO defines Community Health Workers (CHWs) as lay people who live in the communities they serve and who function as a critical link between those communities and the primary-healthcare system. In Africa, they provide low-cost interventions for common maternal and pediatric health problems such as pneumonia, diarrhea, undernutrition, malaria, HIV, measles and now COVID-19. They also assist with immunization.
For Samirah, making the most of her time during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant building new skills and improving on her existing ones. To those despairing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Samirah calls for a different posture, one of hope and perseverance. You have to think beyond yourself, to help others succeed, and to understand that every action you take has an effect on those around you. For Samirah, making the most of her time during the COVID-19 pandemic has meant building new skills and improving on her existing ones.
