Decreased availability of antimalarials in the private sector following the policy change from chloroquine to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
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* Corresponding author: Manuel W Hetzel manuel.hetzel@unibas.ch
Malaria Journal 2006, 5:109 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-109
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Taking stock: provider prescribing practices in the presence and absence of ACT stock Bernadette Hensen, Lucy Paintain, Rima Shretta, Jane Bruce, Caroline Jones, Jayne Webster Malaria Journal 2011, 10:218 (3 August 2011) An important paper in its field addressing relation between anti-malarial prescribing behaviour and ACT stock-out on six studies where some data on this topic are available. The paper concludes that stock outs influence behaviour and rightly call for revival of facility-based quality of care surveys, an activity largely forgotten within most of the control programmes.
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Sandra Alba, Manuel W Hetzel, Catherine Goodman, Angel Dillip, Jafari Liana, Hassan Mshinda, Christian Lengeler Malaria Journal 2010, 9:164 (15 June 2010) The public health and private retail sector are important complementary sources of treatment in rural Tanzania. Ensuring the availability of ACT in the private retail sector is important for its successful uptake.
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Research article
Manuel W Hetzel, Brigit Obrist, Christian Lengeler, June J Msechu, Rose Nathan, Angel Dillip, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda BMC Public Health 2008, 8:317 (16 September 2008) |
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Malaria treatment in the retail sector: Knowledge and practices of drug sellers in rural Tanzania Manuel W Hetzel, Angel Dillip, Christian Lengeler, Brigit Obrist, June J Msechu, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda BMC Public Health 2008, 8:157 (9 May 2008) |
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Malaria risk and access to prevention and treatment in the paddies of the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania Manuel W Hetzel, Sandra Alba, Mariette Fankhauser, Iddy Mayumana, Christian Lengeler, Brigit Obrist, Rose Nathan, Ahmed M Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Alexander Schulze, Hassan Mshinda Malaria Journal 2008, 7:7 (9 January 2008) Paper describing malaria risk in a population subject to seasonal migration to farm lands away from home. The rate of net usage and promptness of treatment-seeking are high, probably reflecting the impact of malaria control programme and intensive social marketing of nets in the study area for many years.
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Abdunoor M Kabanywanyi, Alex Mwita, Deborah Sumari, Renata Mandike, Kefas Mugittu, Salim Abdulla Malaria Journal 2007, 6:146 (11 November 2007) This study provides useful data on efficacy of the two currently deployed ACTs in Africa, AQ+AS and AL. Tanzania mainland has adopted AL first line since this trial, and Zanzibar AQ+AS. The efficacy and side-effects of these drugs are important questions and, despite their widespread deployment, there is remarkable little published literature outside a few major randomized trials.
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Case study
Manuel W Hetzel, Nelly Iteba, Ahmed Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Christian Lengeler, Brigit Obrist, Alexander Schulze, Rose Nathan, Angel Dillip, Sandra Alba, Iddy Mayumana, Rashid A Khatib, Joseph D Njau, Hassan Mshinda Malaria Journal 2007, 6:83 (29 June 2007) Prompt access to effective treatment is central in the fight against malaria. The ACCESS programme covers a wide range of different activities, including social marketing for improved care-seeking at community level as well as strengthening of quality of care at health facilities, as well as improve the performance of drug stores. In addition , a comprehensive set of monitoring and evaluation activities measuring the programme performance and health impact.
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