"They are our eyes outside there in the community": Implementing enhanced training, management and monitoring of South Africa's ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In 2018, South Africa's National Department of Health provided additional resources for ward-based primary healthcare outreach teams (OT) with support from the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. The intervention package included a new training curriculum, enhanced staffing, revised management and supervisory structures, and more intensive monitoring and evaluation (M&E). The goal was to strengthen OT and their impact on both primary healthcare and HIV-specific services. We conducted a process evaluation of this intervention package during its second year and examined implementation successes and challenges.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods evaluation at 20 purposively selected facilities in Bojanala and City of Tshwane districts, including surv

SUBMITTER: Mantell JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9417004 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature