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Table 2 Targeted communities and population at risk covered by an active Community Health Worker in Guna Yala in six-month intervals during the pilot period (October 2016–September 2018)

From: Malaria surveillance and case management in remote and indigenous communities of Panama: results from a community-based health worker pilot

Time Period

Target communities

Trained CHW at beginning of period

Active CHWs at end of period

Percent of target communities with an active CHW

Target population

(2010 census)

Percent of target population covered by an active CHW

Oct 2016–Mar 2017

46

42

33

72%

29,671

69%

Apr 2017–Sep 2017

42

38

32

76%

25,682

79%

Oct 2017–Mar 2018

41

38

35

83%

24,656

87%

Apr 2018–Sep 2018

41

43

39

95%

24,656

97%