Roles played by community cadres to support retention in PMTCT Option B+ in four African countries: a qualitative rapid appraisal

Abstract

Community cadres provide an integral link between communities and health facilities, supporting overstretched health workers in HIV client support and follow-up. However, their role in health systems is neither standardised nor systematic and there is an urgent need to invest in the standardisation of and support to community cadres to maximise potential health impacts.