Private Practitioners and Public Health: Weak Links in Tuberculosis Control
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
The Lancet
Volume:
358
Issue:
9285
Copyright:
2001
Description:
Information on health expenditure suggests that most poor countries have a large and growing private medical sector. Surveys indicate that the private sector is an important source of care, even for poor people and even where public services are widely available. Experts believe that private practitioners manage a large proportion of the unreported majority of tuberculosis cases. [adapted from author]
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