Task shifting roles, interventions and outcomes for kidney and cardiovascular health service delivery among African populations: a scoping review.
Ikechi G OkpechiIjezie I ChukwuonyeUdeme EkrikpoJean Jacques NoubiapYemi R RajiYusuf AdeshinaSamuel AjayiZunaid BardayMalini ChettyBianca DavidsonEmmanuel EffaStephen FagbemiCindy GeorgeAndre P KengneErika S W JonesHamidu LimanMohammad MakusidiHadiza MuhammadIkechukwu MbahKwazi NdlovuGrace NgaruiyaChimezie OkwuonuUgochi Samuel-OkpechiElliot K TannorIfeoma UlasiZulkifilu UmarNicola WearneAminu K BelloPublished in: BMC health services research (2023)
Despite the numerus HRH challenges that are present in Africa for CV and kidney health, this study suggests that task shifting initiatives can improve process of care measures (access and efficiency) as well as identification, awareness and treatment of CV and kidney disease in the region. The impact of task shifting on long-term outcomes of kidney and CV diseases and the sustainability of NCD programs based on task shifting remains to be determined.