Village Health Worker-Led HIV Prevention Trial Launches in Rural Lesotho — Novel eHealth Model Could Transform Community Care
247 Health News Editorial
·20 May 2026
·4 min read
·clinical-trialsA groundbreaking cluster-randomized trial in rural Lesotho evaluates village health worker-led HIV prevention services supported by tablet-based clinical decision tools. The CoPrev model could transform community-based biomedical prevention delivery in resource-limited settings.
Originally reported by ClinicalTrials.gov
References
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