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Staffing requirements for 2000 patients proposed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation** |
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| Service Provider |
Basic* |
Total to treat 1000 patients on ART |
Intermediate or advanced |
Total to treat 1000 patients on ART |
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| Senior physician |
0 |
0.5 (any MD) |
1 |
1 (any MD) |
| Physician |
1 |
1 |
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| Senior nurse |
1 |
2 (any nurse) |
1 |
3 (any nurse) |
| Junior nurse |
3 |
5 |
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| Front office manager |
1 |
0.5 |
2 |
1 |
| Administrative assistant |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
0.5 |
| Total |
7 |
3.5 |
11 |
5.5 |
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*Basic care includes access to first-line ART, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, and limited lab monitoring. Intermediate and advanced care includes second line ART as well as more advanced OI management and lab monitoring. **H. Chang, personal communication, 2003 | ||||
Hirschhorn et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:1 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-1 |
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