People first: African solutions to the health worker crisis

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People first: African solutions to the health worker crisis

Author(s):

Hall S.

Partners:

AMREF

Topics: Community health workers, Task shifting, Training

Year:

2007

Region and Country: Africa, Sub Saharan

Language:

English

This brief draws on AMREF's experience, looking at three key issues: appropriate training, task-shifting to lower cadres of worker, and training and supporting CHWs to bring health care closer to communities. It emphasizes both the need for global commitment to scale up proven models at the national level and leadership and ownership by African governments.

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