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Health extension officers or health extension workers (HEWs), are a category of health care providers found in some countries including Papua New Guinea and Ethiopia.[1][2] They usually work in health centres in rural and medically underserved areas, where they see and treat patients and provide a range of community health services.

  1. ^ "Bachelor of Health Sciences (Rural Health)". Divine Word University. Archived from the original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  2. ^ World Health Organization, Global Health Workforce Alliance. Ethiopia's Human Resources for Health Programme. Geneva. Accessed 8 November 2011.

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