Task shifting for scale-up of HIV care: evaluation of nurse-centered antiretroviral treatment at rural health centers in Rwanda.

<h4>Background</h4>The shortage of human resources for health, and in particular physicians, is one of the major barriers to achieve universal access to HIV care and treatment. In September 2005, a pilot program of nurse-centered antiretroviral treatment (ART) prescription was launched i...

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Main Authors: Fabienne Shumbusho, Johan van Griensven, David Lowrance, Innocent Turate, Mark A Weaver, Jessica Price, Agnes Binagwaho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19823569/?tool=EBI