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Costs and cost-effectiveness of community health workers: evidence from a literature review.

Authors
M. Kok, K. Vaughan, S. Witter, M. Dieleman

This study sought to synthesize and critically review evidence on costs and cost-effectiveness of community health worker (CHW) programmes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to inform policy dialogue around their role in health systems.

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