Contribution of community health workers to primary health care performance in Brazil.
Alaneir de Fátima Dos SantosHugo André da RochaÂngela Maria de Lourdes Dayrell de LimaDaisy Maria Xavier de AbreuÉrica Araújo SilvaLucas Henrique Lobato de AraújoIsabela Cristina Carreiro CavalcanteAntônio Thomaz Gonzaga da Matta MachadoPublished in: Revista de saude publica (2020)
At a time when Brazil discusses whether community health workers should or should not remain in the same scale-up and skill level as they currently are, our results reinforce the importance of these workers for the care model advocated by the Brazilian Unified Health System.