WHO SMART Guidelines - HIV
0.4.4 - ci-build
WHO SMART Guidelines - HIV, published by WHO. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.4.4 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/WorldHealthOrganization/smart-hiv/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://smart.who.int/hiv/ActorDefinition/CommunityHealthWorker | Version: 0.4.4 | |||
| Draft as of 2025-07-24 | Computable Name: CommunityHealthWorker | |||
| Other Identifiers: CommunityHealthWorker | ||||
A person who provides health education, referral and follow-up, case management and basic preventive health care and home visiting services to specific communities. Examples of HIV services that they provide include HIV testing, distributing HIV self-test (HIVST) kits, counselling in the community, monitoring adherence to ART and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and drug pick- up, and following up and tracing lost patients. The occupation normally requires formal or informal training and supervision required by the health and social services authorities.