Outreach services to improve access to health care in South Africa: lessons from three community health worker programmes

Introduction: In South Africa, there are renewed efforts to strengthen primary health care and community health worker (CHW) programmes. This article examines three South African CHW programmes, a small local non-governmental organisation (NGO), a local satellite of a national NGO, and a government-...

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Main Authors: Nonhlanhla Nxumalo, Jane Goudge, Liz Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-01-01
Series:Global Health Action
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Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/19283/pdf_1