Community oriented primary care in Tshwane District, South Africa: Assessing the first phase of implementation

• Main Authors: Hans-Friedemann Kinkel (Author), Tessa Marcus (Author), Shehla Memon (Author), Nomonde Bam (Author), Jannie Hugo (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: AOSIS, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Re-engineering primary health care is a cornerstone of the health sector reforminitiated nationally in South Africa in 2009. Using the concept of ward based NGO-run healthposts, Tshwane District, Gauteng, began implementing community oriented primary care (COPC) through ward based outrea...