Primary Health Care improvement in Benin: which model(s) of practice work for First-Line Medical Doctors? Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Marcel Zannou, Jan De Lepeleire, Bart Criel
In sub-Saharan Africa, both in urban and rural areas, a growing number of doctors is operating at the level of the first-line health care facilities, the latter being traditionally under the responsibility of nurse-practitioners. This appears to be also the case in Benin. Literature suggests that First-Line Medical Doctors (FLMDs) have a potential to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC). Today, however, in most African countries, a coherent and ...