Revitalizing Primary Health Care: the Role of Lay Health Workers
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English
Series/Journal Title:
Health Exchange
Copyright:
2009
Description:
Lay or community workers can be a valuable resource in response to the human resource crisis in many low- and middle-income countries. Successful interventions by lay health workers have led to improvements in maternal and child health, including reductions in mortality and morbidity from common childhood illnesses, and effective support to people receiving treatment for tuberculosis. [from author]
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