ComBaCaL: How Community Health Workers are Changing the Face of Chronic Care in Lesotho
On a chilly morning in the remote village of Kholokoe, Lesotho, 27-year-old Likabiso Nkune heads out to begin her day – not to a clinic, but to a patient’s home. As a trained Community Health Worker (CHW), her role is to screen, diagnose, and monitor people living with hypertension and diabetes, using a tablet-based eHealth app and portable diagnostic tools. Her presence brings life-saving care to places where doctors and nurses are difficult to reach.
