Community Based Health Workers
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چکیده
This chapter examines the use of various categories of Community Based Health Workers as first line health workers in dealing with important health and social issues, for example with Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. It attempts to answer certain key issues: Are Community Based Health Workers valuable and cost effective? What should be their role? To whom should they be accountable? In what way should they be selected, trained, supervised and remunerated, if at all? What methods should be used for monitoring and evaluating Community Based Health Workers?
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