The 4th International Community Health Workers (CHW) Symposium will be a global exchange of knowledge, emphasizing the essential role CHWs play in fostering resilient and equitable health systems, especially in communities impacted by polycrises. Through both academic sessions and program-focused engagements, participants will explore critical health challenges and scalable solutions led by CHWs working within diverse and often vulnerable communities worldwide.
Currently, the Call for Abstracts for the 4th International Community Health Workers (CHW) Symposium is now open! The CHW Symposium will take place virtually from November 10th to 14th, under the theme: On the Front Lines: Empowering Community Health Workers to Create Equitable Health Systems in Contexts of Crisis, Migration, and Exclusion.
We warmly invite CHWs, practitioners, researchers, and policy actors to submit abstracts highlighting community health initiatives, research, and innovations. Submissions are accepted under the following sub-themes:
– CHWs Central to Advancing Primary Health Care
– Bridging the Gaps: Reaching Vulnerable Communities with CHWs
– CHWs in Crisis: First Responders in Affected Communities
– Strengthening Community Health for Equitable Health Systems
The deadline for submission is: 31 August 2025 (11:59PM PST)
We hope you can join us and please share this call with your networks!
