Medicines without doctors: Why the Global Fund must fund salaries of health workers to expand AIDS treatment
2007
Funding Health Workers to Fight AIDS
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Author Information
Author(s): Gorik Ooms, Wim Van Damme, Marleen Temmerman
Hypothesis
The Global Fund should fund salaries of health workers to effectively expand AIDS treatment.
Conclusion
The Global Fund's support is crucial for addressing the health workforce crisis in countries like Mozambique and Malawi.
Supporting Evidence
- Mozambique's health workforce would need to be multiplied by seven to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
- Malawi's health workforce would need to be multiplied by four to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
- The Global Fund has a unique governance structure that allows it to support health workforce funding.
Takeaway
This article says that to help people with AIDS, we need more doctors and nurses, and the Global Fund should help pay for them.
Limitations
The article does not provide specific data on the effectiveness of funding health workers.
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