Background Lay health workers (LHWs) perform functions related to healthcare delivery,
receive some level of training, but have no formal professional or paraprofessional certificate …

Background A key constraint to achieving the MDGs is the absence of a properly trained and
motivated workforce. Loss of clinical staff from low and middle-income countries is crippling …

PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH This book forms part of a series entitled
Promoting Partnership for Health publishedin association with the UK Centre for the …

Background Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of
health issues. Little is known, however, about the effectiveness of LHW interventions …

A escassez de profissionais de saúde em áreas remotas e vulneráveis é um importante
obstáculo para a universalização do acesso à saúde em diversos países. Este artigo …

Health systems are social institutions, in which health worker performance is shaped by
transactional processes between different actors. This analytical assessment unravels the …

Análise histórica das políticas de Atenção Primária no Brasil, com ênfase na Estratégia
Saúde da Família (ESF) e no Programa Mais Médicos (PMM). Realizaram-se estudos de …

Sub-Saharan Africa is facing a crisis in human health resources due to a critical shortage of
health workers. The shortage is compounded by a high burden of infectious diseases; …

Background Having nurses take on tasks that are typically conducted by doctors (doctor‐
nurse substitution, a form of'task‐shifting') may help to address doctor shortages and reduce …

The expansion of primary care and community-based service delivery systems is intended to
meet emerging needs, reduce the costs of hospital-based ambulatory care and prevent …