A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa
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- 31 March 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Human Resources for Health
- Vol. 8 (1) , 8
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4491-8-8
Abstract
Shortages of human resources for health (HRH) have severely hampered the rollout of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Current rollout models are hospital- and physician-intensive. Task shifting, or delegating tasks performed by physicians to staff with lower-level qualifications, is considered a means of expanding rollout in resource-poor or HRH-limited settings.Keywords
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