Ophthalmic clinical officers: developments in Uganda
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چکیده
• Tertiary level: ophthalmologists (there are about 40 in the country) and ophthalmic nurses (there are two), working at national and regional referral hospitals. • Secondary/district level: ophthalmic clinical officers (OCOs). There are over 200 in the country. • Primary level: nurses, midwives and other health workers who are trained in eye care and who work at health centres; they are known as primary eye care workers. • Community level: community health workers (trained volunteers) who work in village health teams to provide health services at household level.
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