Task sharing within a managed clinical network to improve child health in Malawi
Human Resources for HealthPublished 20 July 2015Open access
Bernadette O’Hare, Ajib Phiri, Hans-Joerg Lang, Hanny Friesen, Neil Kennedy, Kondwani Kawaza
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If a managed clinical network improves child healthcare in Malawi, it may be a potential model for the other countries in sub-Saharan Africa with similar cadres in their healthcare system and face similar challenges in terms of scarcity of specialists.
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If a managed clinical network improves child healthcare in Malawi, it may be a potential model for the other countries in sub-Saharan Africa with similar cadres in their healthcare system and face similar challenges in terms of scarcity of specialists.
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