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. 2007 Apr;4(4):e128.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040128.

Medicines without doctors: why the Global Fund must fund salaries of health workers to expand AIDS treatment

Gorik Ooms  1 , Wim Van Damme, Marleen Temmerman
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Medicines without doctors: why the Global Fund must fund salaries of health workers to expand AIDS treatment

Gorik Ooms et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Using the example of two countries, Mozambique and Malawi, which are fighting a full-blown HIV epidemic with a fragile health system, the authors discuss the crucial role of Global Fund support to the health workforce.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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