Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations: optimizing health worker roles to improve access to key maternal and newborn health interventions through task shifting
Year of Publication2012
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Updated
We recommend the use of ASSOCIATE CLINICIANS to deliver the following interventions, with targeted monitoring and evaluation: delivery a loading dose of magnesium sulphate to treat eclampsia and refer to a higher facility.
Notes and Remarks
Planners need to consider a number of issues when shifting tasks from one health worker cadre to another. These include the distribution of roles among cadres, regulatory issues, stakeholder involvement, training and supervision, systems for referral, supply chains, and possible changes to payments or other incentives