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Community Health Worker Programme Coordination and Supervision

Community health worker programmes extend care into homes and villages and are central to African primary health strategies. This course equips coordinators to recruit, train, supervise and support community health workers effectively. Participants learn to manage territories, data collection, supportive supervision and referral links between community teams and formal health facilities.

What you will be able to do

  • Design community health worker roles, territories and workloads.
  • Coordinate recruitment, orientation and ongoing training.
  • Provide supportive supervision and performance feedback.
  • Manage household data collection and reporting quality.
  • Strengthen referral links between community teams and facilities.
  • Monitor coverage, activity and health outcome indicators.

Course outline

  1. 01Community Health Worker Programme Design
  2. 02Roles, Territories and Workloads
  3. 03Recruitment and Orientation
  4. 04Training and Skills Support
  5. 05Supportive Supervision Methods
  6. 06Household Data and Reporting
  7. 07Referral and Facility Linkages
  8. 08Coverage and Outcome Monitoring

Who should attend

This course suits programme coordinators, primary health care managers, supervisors and NGO health staff running community health worker teams.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
24 to 26 Aug 2026Online3US$900
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
19 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
21 to 23 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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