Governance, scale, and integration: building community health worker systems ready for artificial intelligence

James O’Donovan; Madeleine Ballard; Rebecca Hope; Jane Wamae; Adriana Viola Miranda; Brian DeRenzi; Richard Kabanda; NAN CHEN; Lennie Bazira; Mallika Raghavan; Karen Finnegan; Erick Yegon; Bénédicte Razafinjato; Ari Johnson; Zeus Aranda; Mary Juma; Jamie Sewan Johnston; Harriet Napier; Divya Nair; Ruchit Nagar; Pranav Savanur; Shobhana Nagraj; Matthew Harris; Daniel Palazuelos; James Nardella; Nathan Miller; Nithya Ramanathan; Linnea Stansert-Katzen; Sandra Mudhune; Namrata Tomar; Ben Brockman; Soleine Scotney; Victoria Ward; Andra Blaj; Maryse Kok; Ali Akram; Scott Tschida; Ash Rogers; Emilie Chambert; Sid Ravinutala; Alison Connor; Magaly Blas; Kanishka Katara; Rebecca Litner; Jessica Haughton; Kevin P Fiori; Cleo Baskin; Dana McLaughlin

doi:10.1016/j.lanprc.2026.100144

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Governance, scale, and integration: building community health worker systems ready for artificial intelligence

James O’Donovan Madeleine Ballard

Rebecca Hope Jane Wamae Adriana Viola Miranda Brian DeRenzi Richard Kabanda NAN CHEN

Lennie Bazira Mallika Raghavan Karen Finnegan Erick Yegon Bénédicte Razafinjato Ari Johnson Zeus Aranda

Mary Juma Jamie Sewan Johnston Harriet Napier Divya Nair

Ruchit Nagar Pranav Savanur Shobhana Nagraj Matthew Harris Daniel Palazuelos James Nardella Nathan Miller Nithya Ramanathan Linnea Stansert-Katzen Sandra Mudhune Namrata Tomar Ben Brockman Soleine Scotney Victoria Ward Andra Blaj Maryse Kok Ali Akram Scott Tschida Ash Rogers

Emilie Chambert Sid Ravinutala Alison Connor Magaly Blas Kanishka Katara Rebecca Litner Jessica Haughton

Kevin P Fiori Cleo Baskin Dana McLaughlin

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Published: Mar 01, 2026
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Adriana Viola Miranda

Bénédicte Razafinjato

Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK

Linnea Stansert-Katzen

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James O’Donovan, Madeleine Ballard, Rebecca Hope, et al. (2026). Governance, scale, and integration: building community health worker systems ready for artificial intelligence. The Lancet Primary Care, 100144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanprc.2026.100144

Governance, scale, and integration: building community health worker systems ready for artificial intelligence

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