"Unpaid Female Health Workers Battle for Recognition and Compensation"

Community health workers, who provide vital healthcare services in developing countries, are organizing and advocating for fair compensation after years of being minimally or unpaid. The movement, fueled by frustrations during the Covid-19 pandemic and enabled by digital technologies, is gaining momentum across developing countries. The majority of community health workers, particularly in Africa, are unpaid. However, recent successes, such as 100,000 female community health workers in Kenya receiving stipends, have inspired others to demand fair wages. The issue is seen as a gender, public health, and labor concern, and organizations like the Global Fund are now requiring countries to budget for community health worker remuneration.