A scoping review on family medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: practice, positioning and impact in African health care systems

• Autori principali: Maaike Flinkenflögel (Autore), Vincent Sethlare (Autore), Vincent Kalumire Cubaka (Autore), Mpundu Makasa (Autore), Abraham Guyse (Autore), Jan De Maeseneer (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background Family medicine (FM) is a relatively new discipline in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), still struggling to find its place in the African health systems. The aim of this review was to describe the current status of FM in SSA and to map existing evidence of its strengths, weaknesses, eff...