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Supporting and retaining Village Health Teams: an assessment of a community health worker program in two Ugandan districts

BACKGROUND: Uganda’s national community health worker program involves volunteer Village Health Teams (VHTs) delivering basic health services and education. Evidence demonstrates their positive impact on health outcomes, particularly for Ugandans who would otherwise lack access to health services. D...

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Autores principales:	Mays, Daniel C., O’Neil, Edward J., Mworozi, Edison A., Lough, Benjamin J., Tabb, Zachary J., Whitlock, Ashlyn E., Mutimba, Edward M., Talib, Zohray M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5520299/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28728553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-017-0619-6

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