Bibliographic information
Recommendation
Trained non-physician clinicians, midwives and nurses can maintain antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Notes and Remarks
- Initial and ongoing training, mentoring, supportive supervision and effective administrative planning are critical. • Adapted clinical guidance for specific cadres with clear pathways for treatment and referral are required to support high-quality care. • Adopting task-sharing strategies often requires revising regulatory frameworks and national policies to enable new cadres of health-care workers to perform additional tasks. • WHO recommends that all health-care workers, including community health workers, be appropriately trained, remunerated and supervised (34). • National regulatory bodies, professional associations and other stakeholders need to be involved in defining the scope of practice, roles and responsibilities of health-care workers.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
Consolidated guidelines on general HIV care and the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection: recommendations for a public health approach
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach