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--></style><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"">Countries facing severe shortages and poor
distribution of health workers could benefit from training and deploying more
mid-level health workers, such as midwives, nurses, medical assistants and
surgical clinicians, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the
World Health Organization today.</span><span style="font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"">In countries where such health workers
have been deployed, the clinical outcomes for certain services were just as
good and -- in some cases -- even better than when physicians performed them,
the study shows.</span><span style="font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"">"Our findings de-bunk the myth that
more extensive use of mid -level health workers might lead to services of
poorer quality; despite the limitations of the evidence, it seems that in some
areas they actually out-performed physicians," said lead author Dr Zohra
S. Lassi, Senior Instructor in the Division of Women and Child Health at the
Aga Khan University in Karachi, Paki- stan. "Most of our findings point to
opportunities that all coun- tries -- rich and poor alike -- can exploit."</span><span style="font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"">The study shows that when care for mothers
and newborn babies is provided by midwives, as opposed to physicians work- ing
with midwives, the rates are lower for episiotomy (a surgical incision to ease
a baby's delivery that can lead to complications) and the use of painkillers.
In addition, patient satisfaction is often higher, the study shows.</span><span style="font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"">For more details:</span><span style="font-family:Times"></span></p>
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