Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7331416 | Social Science & Medicine | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Using motivated volunteers with a shared HIV status as co-providers for specific clinical services can contribute to strengthening health systems in Asia; they are critical players in delivering care (supply side) and being responsive to service-users needs (demand side). Co-providers blur the boundaries between these two spheres. Sustaining and optimising co-providers' contribution to health systems strengthening requires a health systems approach. Our findings help to guide policy makers and service providers on how to balance clinical priorities with psycho-social responsiveness and on how best to integrate the views and experience of volunteers into a holistic model of care.
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Authors
Olivia Tulloch, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Jintanat Ananworanich, Sanchai Chasombat, Pope Kosalaraksa, Sally Theobald,