Implementing ideal health policy in a fragile health system: the example of expanding the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in mainland Tanzania [comment]

IM Masanja; X de Bethune; J Jacobs

doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-322

Implementing ideal health policy in a fragile health system: the example of expanding the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in mainland Tanzania [comment]

IM Masanja, X de Bethune, J Jacobs

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Abstract

Malaria confirmation before treatment provides an opportunity for improving the quality of malaria case management in endemic regions. However, increased coverage of this strategy is facing many organizational, logistical and technical challenges that threaten its success. Introducing an intervention with system-wide effect, such as the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in areas where malaria is still a public health problem, should be accompanied by system strengthening measures to better attain the goal of improving quality of care.

Original language	English
Journal	Malaria Journal
Volume	10
Pages (from-to)	322
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1475-2875
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-10-322
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Vectors
Mosquitoes
Anopheles
Health policy
Health systems
Availability
Utilization
Rapid diagnostic tests
Capacity building
Strengthening
Quality of care
Implementation
Financing
Governance
Tanzania
Africa-East

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Implementing ideal health policy in a fragile health system: the example of expanding the use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in mainland Tanzania [comment]

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