Research on community-based health workers is needed to achieve the sustainable development goals.

The author reflects on the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in the health worker sector. He agrees about the need for a quality community-based health workers research for optimising universal health coverage. An overview of major issues to be considered for building evidence-based research is given. The author suggests that the World Health Organization (WHO) platform in the Special Programme for Research Training in Tropical Diseases can help promote quality research.