Task-shifting eye care to ophthalmic community health officers (OCHO) in Sierra Leone: A qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Preventing visual impairment due to avoidable causes has been a long-standing global priority. Of all blindness in Sierra Leone, 91.5% is estimated to be avoidable and 58.2% treatable, however there are only 6 ophthalmologists for the whole country. Task-shifting has been suggested as a...

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Autores principales: Pente, Vladimir, Bechange, Stevens, Jolley, Emma, Tobi, Patrick, Roca, Anne, Ruddock, Anna, Smart, Nancy, Ogundimu, Kolawole, Vandy, Matthew, Schmidt, Elena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Society of Global Health 2021
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Research Theme 3: Community Health Initiatives
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33763216
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.07001

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7956140/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33763216
http://dx.doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.07001

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