title: Community health workers in rural areas: experiences in training and utilization.
abstract: In Gazankulu, a rural area in South Africa, there is an acute shortage of medical doctors and other health professionals. In an attempt to improve health care delivery at the village level, a program utilizing community health workers was introduced. Here, selection criteria, the training course content, and early experiences with the implementation of the program are examined.
mesh_terms: D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012423:Rural Health; D013019:South Africa