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Human Resource Chapter . Eyerusalem (yerus) Negussie, HIV/AIDS department, WHO/Geneva, . Major areas. Staffing requirements: number and building the skill and knowledge of care providers, who for which service Task shifting for basic primary care and HIV services
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Human Resource Chapter Eyerusalem (yerus) Negussie, HIV/AIDS department, WHO/Geneva,
Major areas • Staffing requirements: number and building the skill and knowledge of care providers, who for which service • Task shifting for basic primary care and HIV services • Workplace health and safety for health personnel
Staffing • Basic and additional staffing for primary health centres • Catchment population: for small (< 7000) and big (7000-20,000) health centres • Expected case load: Expected number of patients = estimated adult HIV prevalence X Catchment popn/2
Who for what • Head HIV clinical provider • Clinical provider • Clerk • Counsellor • Community health worker • Laboratory staff • Pharmacy staff • Cleaning staff and watchmen
Task shifting Within clinical staff To lay providers Systematic with the help of evidence Role of PLHIV in health service provision
Clinical mentoring • New sites require one mentoring visit every month for the first 6 months, followed by 1 visit every 2-3 months • Each mentoring visit requires at least one day • The clinical team should be prepared for these visit by blocking the dates and selecting cases for review
Safety of health personnel • TB infection control in the health care setups • Occupational HIV exposure management