Nigeria, March 1 -- Community health workers (CHWs) remain one of the most essential yet under-supported pillars of Nigeria's primary healthcare (PHC) system, delivering maternal and child health services, supporting immunisation campaigns, educating families on hygiene and nutrition, and linking communities to health facilities.

Yet, despite their central role, they continue to face persistent challenges, including inconsistent training, limited supervision, documentation burdens, and weak communication with higher-level facilities.

A new study led by Temitayo Okusanya, a Nigerian-born health systems researcher, has examined how CHWs can be better integrated into digital information systems to improve public health situational awarenes...