Clinical associates and access to healthcare in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

Background: Clinical associates (ClinAs) were introduced into South Africa as part of the remedy for the severe shortage of healthcare workers in rural areas. Walter Sisulu University (WSU) graduated 100 ClinAs between 2011 and 2014. These ClinAs were expected to be based at district hospitals where...

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Main Authors: Grace Isembatya, Aloysious Kakia, Jehu E. Iputo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2022-03-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/3027