Article

Awareness of the Ward Based Outreach Team and the services offered by the programme in the Tshwane health district, South Africa

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2018.1501240
Author(s): T Bongongo Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa, JV Ndimande Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa, GA Ogunbanjo Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa, AT Masango-Makgobela Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa, SN Nyalunga Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa, I Govender Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care, South Africa,

Abstract

Background: The Ward Based Outreach Team (WBOT) is an organised team approach to a healthcare system based on the principles of epidemiology, primary health care, preventive medicine and health promotion. Globally, it has become a primary care response to many health challenges such as universal health coverage. The beneficiaries are community members, also referred to as households.

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