An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/AIDS and TB care in Mozambique.
| dc.contributor.author | Simon, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chu, K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Frieden, M | |
| dc.contributor.author | Candrinho, B | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ford, N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schneider, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Biot, M | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-07-23T09:32:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-07-23T09:32:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-07-17 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/AIDS and TB care in Mozambique. 2009, 9 (1):13notBMC Int Health Hum Rights | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1472-698X | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 19615049 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1472-698X-9-13 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10144/75118 | |
| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The need to scale up treatment for HIV/AIDS has led to a revival in community health workers to help alleviate the health human resource crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers have been employed in Mozambique since the 1970s, performing disparate and fragmented activities, with mixed results. METHODS: A participant-observer description of the evolution of community health worker support to the health services in Angonia district, Mozambique. RESULTS: An integrated community health team approach, established jointly by the Ministry of Health and Medecins Sans Frontieres in 2007, has improved accountability, relevance, and geographical access for basic health services. CONCLUSIONS: The community health team has several advantages over 'disease-specific' community health worker approaches in terms of accountability, acceptability, and expanded access to care. | |
| dc.language | ENG | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.rights | Archived with thanks to BMC international Health and Human Rights and Open Access | en |
| dc.title | An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/AIDS and TB care in Mozambique. | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | BMC International Health and Human Rights | en |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2019-03-04T14:25:23Z | |
| html.description.abstract | ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The need to scale up treatment for HIV/AIDS has led to a revival in community health workers to help alleviate the health human resource crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers have been employed in Mozambique since the 1970s, performing disparate and fragmented activities, with mixed results. METHODS: A participant-observer description of the evolution of community health worker support to the health services in Angonia district, Mozambique. RESULTS: An integrated community health team approach, established jointly by the Ministry of Health and Medecins Sans Frontieres in 2007, has improved accountability, relevance, and geographical access for basic health services. CONCLUSIONS: The community health team has several advantages over 'disease-specific' community health worker approaches in terms of accountability, acceptability, and expanded access to care. |
