Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?

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dc.contributor.authorCourtright, Paul
dc.contributor.authorMathenge, Wanjiku
dc.contributor.authorKello, Amir B
dc.contributor.authorCook, Colin
dc.contributor.authorKalua, Khumbo
dc.contributor.authorLewallen, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-23T14:00:14Z
dc.date.available2016-05-23T14:00:14Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.updated2016-05-19T09:20:12Z
dc.description.abstractWith a global target set at reducing vision loss by 25% by the year 2019, sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 4.8 million blind persons will require human resources for eye health (HReH) that need to be available, appropriately skilled, supported, and productive. Targets for HReH are useful for planning, monitoring, and resource mobilization, but they need to be updated and informed by evidence of effectiveness and efficiency. Supporting evidence should take into consideration (1) ever-changing disease-specific issues including the epidemiology, the complexity of diagnosis and treatment, and the technology needed for diagnosis and treatment of each condition; (2) the changing demands for vision-related services of an increasingly urbanized population; and (3) interconnected health system issues that affect productivity and quality. The existing targets for HReH and some of the existing strategies such as task shifting of cataract surgery and trichiasis surgery, as well as the scope of eye care interventions for primary eye care workers, will need to be re-evaluated and re-defined against such evidence or supported by new evidence.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCourtright, P., Mathenge, W., Kello, A. B., Cook, C., Kalua, K., & Lewallen, S. (2016). Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?. <i>Human Resources for Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19797en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCourtright, Paul, Wanjiku Mathenge, Amir B Kello, Colin Cook, Khumbo Kalua, and Susan Lewallen "Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?." <i>Human Resources for Health</i> (2016) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19797en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCourtright, P., Mathenge, W., Kello, A. B., Cook, C., Kalua, K., & Lewallen, S. (2016). Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?. Human Resources for Health, 14(1), 1.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1478-4491en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Courtright, Paul AU - Mathenge, Wanjiku AU - Kello, Amir B AU - Cook, Colin AU - Kalua, Khumbo AU - Lewallen, Susan AB - With a global target set at reducing vision loss by 25% by the year 2019, sub-Saharan Africa with an estimated 4.8 million blind persons will require human resources for eye health (HReH) that need to be available, appropriately skilled, supported, and productive. Targets for HReH are useful for planning, monitoring, and resource mobilization, but they need to be updated and informed by evidence of effectiveness and efficiency. Supporting evidence should take into consideration (1) ever-changing disease-specific issues including the epidemiology, the complexity of diagnosis and treatment, and the technology needed for diagnosis and treatment of each condition; (2) the changing demands for vision-related services of an increasingly urbanized population; and (3) interconnected health system issues that affect productivity and quality. The existing targets for HReH and some of the existing strategies such as task shifting of cataract surgery and trichiasis surgery, as well as the scope of eye care interventions for primary eye care workers, will need to be re-evaluated and re-defined against such evidence or supported by new evidence. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/s12960-016-0107-x DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Human Resources for Health KW - Ophthalmologist KW - Cataract surgeon KW - Africa KW - Primary eye care LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 SM - 1478-4491 T1 - Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used? TI - Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19797 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12960-016-0107-x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19797
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCourtright P, Mathenge W, Kello AB, Cook C, Kalua K, Lewallen S. Setting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?. Human Resources for Health. 2016; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19797.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
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dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Ophthalmologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.rights.holderCourtright et al.
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dc.sourceHuman Resources for Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/
dc.subjectOphthalmologist
dc.subjectCataract surgeon
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectPrimary eye care
dc.titleSetting targets for human resources for eye health in sub-Saharan Africa: what evidence should be used?en_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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