The COVID19 pandemic has shifted the global health landscape dramatically, but strengthening community-based primary health systems and bolstering frontline health workers is more critical than ever to respond to the current health emergency and prepare for future ones. Strong and resilient health systems are vital for both UHC and health crisis management, which are ‘two sides of the same coin’. CHWs can play a pivotal role to prevent, monitor, and respond to COVID19, however must be equipped, empowered, and formally integrated into the health workforce for their full potential to be realized.
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