Community health workers strengthen HIV and COVID-19 responses
Community health workers live in the areas where they work. They help to ensure that patients recover and stay healthy. Their main roles include medicine distribution and home visits, as well as linking people to care. They accompany patients to clinics and track those who have missed appointments. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the accompagnateurs were key to Zanmi Lasante’s
Zanmi Lasante Patrice Joseph Program Coordinator Equity Initiative National Solidarity Association Ministry Of Health
Source: unaids.org