3rd International Community Health Worker Symposium

About The CHW2023 Symposium

What is the CHW2023 Symposium?

3rd International Community Health Workers Symposium

THEME: “Advancing Community Health Worker Programs to build resilient and equitable health systems that accelerate Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage”

Symposium Objectives

The 3rd CHW Symposium aims to facilitate the global exchange of knowledge and solutions to scale and sustain Community Health Programs in order to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The symposium will focus on sharing best practices on the complimentary and necessary systems to support scale.

The Monrovia Call to Action

For investing in community health programs as an integral path to universal health coverage.

We, the delegates of the 3rd International Symposium on Community Health Workers (CHWs) gathered by the Government of Liberia from 22 to 24 March 2023, inspired by progress of the exemplary Liberian National Community Health Program, reinforce our mutual commitment to fund, scale, and strengthen community health programs as an integral part of primary health care for the realization of universal health coverage.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Monday, March 20, 2023

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Friday, March 24, 2023

Pre-Conference (Day 1)

Pre-Conference (Day 1)
Monday, March 20, 2023
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Venue: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Inter-Ministerial Complex, Ballroom

Title: Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 7 (GC7), Nimba Room (Invite only)
Focus: To provide participants with Global Fund’s Grant Cycle 7 (GC7) guidance, tools, and targeted support to ensure strong community health investments with GC7 funding requests
Organized by: The Global Fund in collaboration with UNICEF, LMH, & LCM
Openning remarks: Lailah Omar Gad, Representative UNICEF Liberia
Welcoming remarks: Hon. Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, Minister of Health

Pre-Conference (Day 2)

Pre-Conference (Day 2)
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm

Venue: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Inter-Ministerial Complex, Ballroom

Successes, Challenges, & Future Opportunities of CHW Programs in Different Contexts, Nimba Room (Invite only)

Focus: To provide a country-focused forum to strengthen CHW program. Country delegation will have an opportunity to engage in discussion of successes, challenges, and future opportunities, specially on CHW program priorities and measurement.
Organized by: USAID, Community Health Roadmap & Health System Strengthening Accelerator (HSSA) in collaboration with UNICEF and Last Mile Health
Closing remarks: S. Olasford Wiah, Director Community Health Services, Ministry of Health, Liberia

Day One

Wednesday 22 Mar
Registration, Breakfast, Networking
Opening ceremony & plenary
Break
Concurrent
Lunch, Networking, Marketplace & Gallery Walk
Plenary
Break
Concurrent
Optional evening side event

Day Two

Thursday 23 Mar
Registration, Breakfast, Networking
Concurrent
Break
Plenary
Lunch, Networking, Marketplace & Gallery Walk
Concurrent
Break
Plenary
optional evening side event