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Table 8 Staffing requirements for 2000 patients proposed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation**

From: Estimating health workforce needs for antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings

Service Provider

Basic*

Total to treat 1000 patients on ART

Intermediate or advanced

Total to treat 1000 patients on ART

Senior physician

0

0.5 (any MD)

1

1 (any MD)

Physician

1

 

1

 

Senior nurse

1

2 (any nurse)

1

3 (any nurse)

Junior nurse

3

 

5

 

Front office manager

1

0.5

2

1

Administrative assistant

1

0.5

1

0.5

Total

7

3.5

11

5.5

  1. *Basic care includes access to first-line ART, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, and limited lab monitoring. Intermediate and advanced care includes second line ART as well as more advanced OI management and lab monitoring.
  2. **H. Chang, personal communication, 2003