Evaluating the effect of village health workers on hospital admission rates and their economic impact in the Kingdom of Bhutan

• Main Authors: Sacha C. Hauc (Author), Dolley Tshering (Author), Josemari Feliciano (Author), Agata M. P. Atayde (Author), Layla M. Aboukhater (Author), Kinley Dorjee (Author), Tshering Dukpa (Author), Pema Rinchen (Author), Neema Yoezer (Author), Casey M. Luc (Author), Rup N. Adhikari (Author), Kezang Lhamo (Author), Kaveh Khoshnood (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Village health workers (VHWs) in Bhutan play an all-encompassing role in supporting the health of their communities. Recent reports from the Bhutan Ministry of Health have indicated a sharp reduction in the number of working VHWs. As such, our work attempts to estimate the cost s...