Bibliographic information
Recommendation
Trained and supervised community health workers can dispense antiretroviral therapy (ART) between regular clinical visits
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 guideline on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV
Consolidated guideline on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women living with HIV
Consolidated guidelines on HIV prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and monitoring: recommendations for a public health approach