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Swaziland's stretched health system leaves home care as only alternative
Facilities and staff are being stretched beyond capacity as Swaziland's public healthcare system buckles under a surge of HIV/AIDS patients, leaving many with home-based care (HBC) as the only alternative, says a new report.
Mbabane - "At health centres and hospitals, health workers reported increased patient loads attributed to HIV and AIDS, and noted that the HIV and AIDS cases were often sicker and more complex to manage than others, placing a major strains on services, which were already weakened by staff shortages," said a study commissioned by the ministry of health and social welfare.
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