Gilbert Chapweteka
Biographic Data
| ID | 11180159 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gilbert Chapweteka |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gilbert |
| FAMILY NAME | Chapweteka |
| SIGNATURE | CHAPWETEKA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ministry of Health, Nsanje District Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
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Task shifting of point-of-care testing to lay health workers in rural primary health facilities in Nsanje, Malawi
Background Point-of-care testing (POCT) can reduce diagnostic gaps, but because it frequently falls to overstretched frontline healthcare workers (HCW), its real-world effectiveness is diminished. Despite World Health Organization recommendations for task sharing (TS) with lay health workers (LHW), it remains underutilized.Objective To explore whether task-shifted POCT by LHWs can improve uptake compared to standard HCW-led care.Methods A retrosp…
Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control (1 work) · Global Health Workforce Issues (1 work) · Hepatitis B (1 work) · lay health workers (1 work) · malaria diagnosis (1 work) · Nursing Roles and Practices (1 work) · Point-of-care testing (1 work) · rapid HIV testing (1 work) · rural primary care (1 work) · sexually transmitted infections (1 work)