Title: Potential impact of task-shifting on costs of antiretroviral therapy and physician supply in Uganda

Authors: Babigumira, Joseph B.

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2009

Journal: BMC Health services research

Volume: vol. 9, no. 192

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health personnel, poverty, uganda

Abstract: Lower-income countries face severe health worker shortages. Recent evidence suggests that this problem can be mitigated by task-shifting-delegation of aspects of health care to less specialized health workers. This article estimates the potential impact of task-shifting on costs in Uganda.

URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-9-192.pdf

Document type: Portal