Marc Biot
Biographic Data
| ID | 6330832 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marc Biot |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marc |
| FAMILY NAME | Biot |
| SIGNATURE | BIOT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Médecins Sans Frontières |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The uncertain future of lay counsellors
Between 2006 and 2011, when antiretroviral therapy (ART) was scaled up in a context of severe human resources shortages, transferring responsibility for elements in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care from conventional health workers to lay counsellors (LCs) contributed to increased uptake of HIV services in Lesotho. HIV tests rose from 79 394 in 2006 to 274 240 in 2011 and, in that same period, the number of people on ART increased from 17 3…
Adapting a community-based ART delivery model to the patients’ needs
Over the past four years, the modifications in the CAG-model contributed to a patient empowerment and better treatment outcomes. One of the main outstanding questions is how this model will evolve in the future. Close monitoring is essential to ensure quality of care and to maintain the core objective of the CAG-model 'facilitating access to ART care' in a cost and time saving manner
An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/Aids and TB care in Angónia district, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: The need to scale up treatment for HIV/AIDS has led to a revival in community health workers to help alleviate the health human resource crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers have been employed in Mozambique since the 1970s, performing disparate and fragmented activities, with mixed results. METHODS: A participant-observer description of the evolution of community health worker support to the health services in Angóni…
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An integrated approach of community health worker support for HIV/Aids and TB care in Angónia district, Mozambique
BACKGROUND: The need to scale up treatment for HIV/AIDS has led to a revival in community health workers to help alleviate the health human resource crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Community health workers have been employed in Mozambique since the 1970s, performing disparate and fragmented activities, with mixed results. METHODS: A participant-observer description of the evolution of community health worker support to the health services in Angóni…
Adapting a community-based ART delivery model to the patients’ needs
Over the past four years, the modifications in the CAG-model contributed to a patient empowerment and better treatment outcomes. One of the main outstanding questions is how this model will evolve in the future. Close monitoring is essential to ensure quality of care and to maintain the core objective of the CAG-model 'facilitating access to ART care' in a cost and time saving manner
The uncertain future of lay counsellors
Between 2006 and 2011, when antiretroviral therapy (ART) was scaled up in a context of severe human resources shortages, transferring responsibility for elements in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care from conventional health workers to lay counsellors (LCs) contributed to increased uptake of HIV services in Lesotho. HIV tests rose from 79 394 in 2006 to 274 240 in 2011 and, in that same period, the number of people on ART increased from 17 3…
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Antiretroviral therapy (1 work) · Biostatistics (1 work)