Lay testing cadres and point-of-care diagnostic tests for HIV and other diseases: An essential combination in health service delivery

Zibusiso Ndlovu; Tom Ellman

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003867

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Lay testing cadres and point-of-care diagnostic tests for HIV and other diseases: An essential combination in health service delivery

Zibusiso Ndlovu ,

* E-mail: ndlovinizee@gmail.com

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Southern African Medical Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-8641

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Tom Ellman

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Southern African Medical Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-8325

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Lay testing cadres and point-of-care diagnostic tests for HIV and other diseases: An essential combination in health service delivery

Zibusiso Ndlovu,
Tom Ellman

Published: November 24, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003867

About the Authors

Zibusiso Ndlovu

* E-mail: ndlovinizee@gmail.com

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Southern African Medical Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-8641

Tom Ellman

Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières, Southern African Medical Unit, Cape Town, South Africa

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8743-8325

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist

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