Scale-Up of Home-Based Management of Malaria Based on Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy in a Resource-Poor Country: Results in Senegal
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Malaria Journal
Volume:
11
Issue:
334
Copyright:
2012
Pages:
19
Description:
In Senegal, an pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of a malaria treatment program in remote villages by volunteer home care providers. This paper reports the results of the scale-up in the targeted communities and the impact of the strategy on malaria in the formal health sector. [adapted from abstract]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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