[Community health workers integration model in the National Health System (Benin, Togo)].

Introduction: At the international level, further reflection on the role of community health workers is in progress. The objective of this work is to develop a model of the integration of community health workers in the National Health System.

Method: The study was conducted in Benin and Togo.

[Quality of the contribution of community volunteers in Benin community-based IMCI].

Introduction: With the growing shortage of qualified healthcare professionals and the challenge of achieving the Millennium Development Goals, community participation has become an essential reality. In the Avrankou Adjarra Akpro-Missérété (3A) health zone of the Ouémé department, community volunteers are supported by UNICEF and the NGO Africare. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of the contribution of community volunteers to implementation of community-based integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI).