As health systems face a new strain of mpox, professional community health workers will be vital in responding to new outbreaks: educating communities, identifying cases, and ensuring patients receive the treatment they need. A well-equipped, well-trained community health workforce is essential to disease response. We must make professional CHWs (#proCHWs) the norm.
Last Mile Health
Non-profit Organizations
Our story started in Liberia, but our vision is global: a health worker within reach of everyone, everywhere.
About us
Founded by survivors of Liberia’s civil war, Last Mile Health’s mission is to save lives in the world’s most remote communities. We partner with governments to build strong community health systems that equip professionalized community health workers to provide essential, primary healthcare to rural and remote communities. We work side-by-side with Ministries of Health in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone, and globally to transform community health financing through Africa Frontline First.
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http://www.lastmilehealth.org
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- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Accra
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2007
- Specialties
- Global Health, Community Health, Health Systems Strengthening, Community Based Information Systems, National Health Worker Programs, and Government Capacity Building
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I’m incredibly proud to share this story of transformation from our work at Last Mile Health in Ethiopia. Mathewos Alaro, a religious leader in his community, had been struggling with worsening eyesight for years, which hindered his ability to read and teach. This affected not only his work but also his sense of purpose. Thanks to our dedicated community health workers, who were trained in our new non-communicable disease (NCD) module, Mathewos was screened for vision problems and provided with eyeglasses through a partnership with MoH, Livelihood Impact Fund and RestoringVision. Now, he can read easily again, and as Mathewos himself says, “These eyeglasses have given me back my purpose.” This is more than just a story about restoring vision—it's about restoring hope and purpose in our communities. It exemplifies the impact that targeted health interventions can have on individual lives, and it fuels our mission to reach even more people across Ethiopia. I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude to our partners, our team on the ground @Ruth Driba, and everyone who supports our work. Together, we are making a difference, one life at a time. #LastMileHealth #HealthcareForAll #NCD #RestoringVision #Ethiopia #readingglasses #livelihoodimpactfund #CommunityHealth #TransformingLives
For years, worsening eyesight meant Mathewos Alaro struggled to read and teach--keeping him from fulfilling his work as a religious leader in his community in Ethiopia. But after being screened for vision problems by a community health worker trained through Last Mile Health's new non-communicable disease training module, and fitted with glasses from RestoringVision, Mathewos can read easily again. "These eyeglasses have given me back my purpose," he says.
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For years, worsening eyesight meant Mathewos Alaro struggled to read and teach--keeping him from fulfilling his work as a religious leader in his community in Ethiopia. But after being screened for vision problems by a community health worker trained through Last Mile Health's new non-communicable disease training module, and fitted with glasses from RestoringVision, Mathewos can read easily again. "These eyeglasses have given me back my purpose," he says.
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We're honored to be featured by Innovations in Healthcare alongside 4 other grantees making an impact in global health. Read the full post here: https://bit.ly/4dRTMf6
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Liberia's Ministry of Health has an ambitious goal for the new malaria vaccine: by 2027, fully vaccinate 80% of children 15 months or older in remote communities. Community health workers and supervisors are key to achieving this: https://bit.ly/3WQNq8E
Community health workers and supervisors play key role in Liberia’s new national malaria vaccine - Last Mile Health
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Last Mile Health was honored to share the findings of our Sierra Leone Exemplars in Global Health research alongside our Ministry of Health partners at a national dissemination in Freetown, examining the implementation of the National Community Health Worker Program and sharing lessons learned for stronger policy and practice in Sierra Leone and beyond.
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#ProCHW Brenda Chikokoto grew up in a remote community with a lack of access to clean water. "Many children were sick because of this," she says. Today, she provides care in a similar community in rural Malawi--and changes health outcomes: "I feel so good supporting and providing the community with life-saving guidance on access to clean water and promoting positive health and sanitation behaviors." Read Brenda's story: https://bit.ly/4cEtU6w
“They have the power to save themselves”: Profiling three community health workers from Malawi - Last Mile Health
https://lastmilehealth.org
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An exciting milestone in community health sustainability: On June 30, Last Mile Health handed over the direct management of Liberia's National Community Health Program in Grand Gedeh County to the county health team, marking an important step for government ownership and toward lasting, sustainable change: https://bit.ly/4dUKTS3
Last Mile Health transitions direct management of Liberia’s National Community Health Program in Grand Gedeh County to the Ministry of Health - Last Mile Health
https://lastmilehealth.org
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Last Mile Health's new Exemplars in Global Health research findings put district health leaders, community health workers, and supervisors in the driver's seat to examine successes and challenges in implementing Sierra Leone's national community health worker program--and chart a path forward for a stronger program and better care for patients. Read more about this exciting work: https://bit.ly/4fslmky
New research by Last Mile Health and Exemplars in Global Health to drive quality improvements in Sierra Leone’s community health worker program - Last Mile Health
https://lastmilehealth.org
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We're grateful to our Global Health Corps fellows, Rejoice Namale and Ketema B. Zergaw, for a wonderful year supporting Last Mile Health's Malawi team as we work alongside the Ministry of Health to strengthen the community health program and improve access to quality primary care for all Malawians. Thank you, Ketema and Rejoice!