A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa

A systematic review of task- shifting for HIV treatment and care in Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>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...

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Main Authors:	Ford Nathan, Callaghan Mike, Schneider Helen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2010-03-01
Series:	Human Resources for Health
Online Access:	http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/8/1/8

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