| Author: Youssef Tawfik, Robert Northrup, and Suzanne Prysor-Jones |
| InfoShare Partner: Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) Project |
| Publication Date: February 2002 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Child health/survival |
| Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Language: English |
| Number of Pages: 34 |
| File Size: 0.16 KB |
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Formal and informal private practitioners are popular sources of treatment for diarrhea, acute respiratory infection, and malaria, which together cause over half of childhood mortality in developing countries. While communities generally perceive private practitioners to give better service than the public sector, most national health policies ignore them in child survival programs. This paper analyzes interventions to improve private practitioners’ case management of childhood diseases and offers guidance for designing effective strategies to maximize child survival by improving the ability of private practitioners to provide effective treatment, counseling, and referral of sick children.
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