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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the world’s reliance on community health workers for basic medical treatment and education. But despite the critical functions they perform, these caregivers lack recognition and support from the governments and NGOs that depend on their services.
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NEW YORK/CHICAGO – In every phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, community health workers have been indispensable. They have made diagnoses, carried out contact tracing, cared for the sick, and administered vaccinations. And they have performed all these tasks with minimal funding, supervision, and assistance.