Use of Trained Non-Medical Staff to Improve Access to HIV Testing Services in Africa: Implementation of the World Health Organization Opt-out Approach in Cameroon

• Main Authors: Charles Kouanfack (Author), Skinner Lekelem (Author), Fala Bede (Author), Ngwayu Claude Nkfusai (Author), Yvette Nouafo (Author), Christian Tchokonte (Author), Nicaise Zephirin (Author), Pierre Joseph Fouda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in 2019 estimated that 450,000 to 50,000 people in Cameroon were living with HIV, yet only 79% knew their HIV status which is far from the 90% target for 2020. To address this situation, Cameroon adopted the "Opt-out" stra...