Ward-based primary health care outreach teams in South Africa: coverage, training, skills, and competencies
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: he South African National Department of Health (NDoH) established Ward-Based Primary Health care Outreach Teams (WBPHCOTs) in 2011 as part of the reengineering of Primary Health Care (PHC) in the country. The WBPHCOT policy framework is a critical vehicle aimed at improving access to basic healthcare through community-based outreach. The policy promotes preventive care, bridges the gap between communities and clinics through CHWs (SA NDoH, 2011).
DOI: 10.14749/32359593
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Emergency Medical Services
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7162076477
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