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Technical Report: Engaging Private Sector Pharmacies in Pakistan to Increase Early TB Case Detection

On June 07, 2016 in Technical Report, Tuberculosis

The SIAPS approach to engaging the retail pharmacy sector combines strategies in the access framework and recommendations from the WHO and International Pharmaceutical Federation joint statement in 2010, which strongly emphasized the importance of pharmacists’ contributions to different tasks essential for quality TB care. The key overarching strategy is to build broad stakeholder involvement that includes national programs (NTPs), professional associations, … Read more

E Rutta, M Malik, Pakistan, private pharmaceutical retail sector, public-private mix (PPM), TB case detection, Technical Report, tuberculosis

Engaging the Private Retail Pharmaceutical Sector in TB Case Finding in Tanzania: Pilot Dissemination Meeting Report

On August 11, 2014 in Tanzania, Technical Report, Tuberculosis

In many parts of the world, private drug shops are one of the first places people seek care for illnesses; they may also be a key partner in controlling tuberculosis (TB). With targeted training and a formal referral system, shop dispensers have the potential to identify clients with TB symptoms and refer them to diagnostic … Read more

E Delmotte, K Kakanda, private pharmaceutical retail sector, public-private mix (PPM), R Valimba, S Mwatawala, Technical Report

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