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The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission...

The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission...

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The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a time and motion study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a time and motion study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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England: BioMed Central

Journal title

Human resources for health, 2017-05, Vol.15 (1), p.35-35, Article 35

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English

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England: BioMed Central

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In many African countries, prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services are predominantly delivered by nurses. Although task-shifting is not yet well established, community health workers (CHWs) are often informally used as part of PMTCT delivery. According to the 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) Task-shifting Guidelines,...

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The potential of task-shifting in scaling up services for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a time and motion study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_08c68de8dc6341738c924e8fbfdd25af

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_08c68de8dc6341738c924e8fbfdd25af

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1478-4491

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1478-4491

DOI

10.1186/s12960-017-0207-2

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