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Evaluating active roles of community health workers in accelerating universal access to health services for malaria in Palawan, the Philippines

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Palawan is the most malaria-endemic province in the Philippines. In an effort to confront malaria in areas with limited healthcare facilities, microscopists (community health workers) have been trained to diagnose malaria since 1999. Researchers reviewed the epidemiological data and related literature which analyzed the achievements of the microscopists and their tasks in order … [Read more...] about Evaluating active roles of community health workers in accelerating universal access to health services for malaria in Palawan, the Philippines