| Autor: |
Taofeekat Ali, Urvashi Singh, Charles Ohikhuai, Thomas Panwal, Temitope Adetiba, Aderonke Agbaje, Bolanle Olusola Faleye, Joel Shyam Klinton, Charity Oga-Omenka, Azhee Tseja-Akinrin, Petra Heitkamp |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, Vol 31, Iss , Pp 100369- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2405-5794 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jctube.2023.100369 |
| Popis: |
Despite being curable and preventable, tuberculosis (TB) affected 10 million people worldwide in 2020. In the seven highest TB burden countries, private providers account for more than two-thirds of initial care seeking. Closing gaps and finding the “missing people” with TB requires engagement of the private sector for better diagnostics and treatment.This review explores the efforts of a public–private partnership to enhance TB diagnostics in Nigeria, covering logistics and the distribution of GeneXpert machines and other diagnostic tools. Over three years, the Nigerian “hub and spoke” model led to a 28-fold increase in referrals of people with presumed TB in private diagnostic facilities. Various stakeholders' perspectives are also included, providing insight into opportunities and challenges of working with the private sector in this effort.As countries tackle the setbacks brought by COVID-19 and move towards reaching the End TB targets, partnerships such as these can strengthen the foundations of health systems. |
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