Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania after switch to artemisinin combination therapy and the introduction of accredited drug dispensing outlets - a provider perspective
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* Corresponding author: Sandra Alba sandra.alba@unibas.ch
Malaria Journal 2010, 9:164 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-164
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Nathan Smith, Andrew Obala, Chrispinus Simiyu, Diana Menya, Barasa Khwa-Otsyula, Wendy O'Meara Malaria Journal 2011, 10:316 (26 October 2011) This paper addresses a timely and extremely relevant topic for improving access to effective malaria medicines through an ambitious yet experimental subsidy scheme intervention‐the Affordable Medicine Facility‐malaria (AMFm) pilot in one of the
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Frank M Ringsted, Isolide S Massawe, Martha M Lemnge, Ib C Bygbjerg Malaria Journal 2011, 10:238 (15 August 2011) Paper looking at the reality of access to treatment in rural Africa: 3/4 cases of suspected malaria were treated in the private sector, and 9/10 obtained SP or AQ. Hence, a majority of clinical malaria cases in the community, failed to get treated in accordance with national guidelines.
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Karin Gross, Sandra Alba, Joanna Schellenberg, Flora Kessy, Iddy Mayumana, Brigit Obrist Malaria Journal 2011, 10:140 (21 May 2011) An interesting analysis of the effects of timing of ANC attendance and policy weaknesses, in turn affecting provider practices, on the delivery/coverage of IPTp in a region of Tanzania.
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Sandra Alba, Angel Dillip, Manuel W Hetzel, Iddy Mayumana, Christopher Mshana, Ahmed Makemba, Mathew Alexander, Brigit Obrist, Alexander Schulze, Flora Kessy, Hassan Mshinda, Christian Lengeler Malaria Journal 2010, 9:163 (15 June 2010) The ACCESS programme implemented a social marketing campaign for improved treatment-seeking, including a new class of outlets known as accredited drug dispensing outlets.
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