. 2015 Oct 5;15:238. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0668-z

Table 1.

Community-based strategies implemented during the study contextual period that were aimed at establishing an equitable health system

Health extension program	The Last Ten Kilometers Project
- Establish one health post with two HEWs for every 5,000 populations - Free of charge - Health education during interaction with clients at health posts, communities and households - Train model families to adopt healthy behaviors and practices that influence their neighbor to do the same - Organize CHPs to promote HEP services - Community mobilization	- Provide refresher training to HEWs on maternal and newborn health - Train HEWs to organize CHPs to identify the target population for MNCH to promote and ensure HEP services, provide health messages to the target populations in hard to reach areas - Conduct review meetings with the HEWs at the woreda-level to exchange best practices - Provide supportive supervision visits to the HEWs to reinforce their skills and address performance gaps

Health extension program

The Last Ten Kilometers Project

- Establish one health post with two HEWs for every 5,000 populations
- Free of charge
- Health education during interaction with clients at health posts, communities and households
- Train model families to adopt healthy behaviors and practices that influence their neighbor to do the same
- Organize CHPs to promote HEP services
- Community mobilization

- Provide refresher training to HEWs on maternal and newborn health
- Train HEWs to organize CHPs to identify the target population for MNCH to promote and ensure HEP services, provide health messages to the target populations in hard to reach areas
- Conduct review meetings with the HEWs at the woreda-level to exchange best practices
- Provide supportive supervision visits to the HEWs to reinforce their skills and address performance gaps