Rapid Expansion of the Health Workforce in Response to the HIV Epidemic
- 13 December 2007
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 357 (24) , 2510-2514
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmsb071889
Abstract
The authors describe the global shortage of health care workers and the inadequate personnel available to care for patients with HIV infection. They review evidence showing the benefits of delegating tasks to less specialized workers (task shifting) and promote the expanded use of such services in countries with inadequate supplies of doctors and nurses.Keywords
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