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Globalization and Health
Published in: Globalization and Health 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Commentary

Learning from the Brazilian Community Health Worker Model in North Wales

Published in: Globalization and Health | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Health policymakers in many countries are looking at ways of increasing health care coverage by scaling up the deployment of community health workers. In this commentary, we describe the rationale for the UK to learn from Brazil’s scaled-up Community Health Worker primary care strategy, starting with a pilot project in North Wales.
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Metadata
Title
Learning from the Brazilian Community Health Worker Model in North Wales
Publication date
01-12-2013
Published in
Globalization and Health / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1744-8603
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-8603-9-25

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