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Health Policy
Reports on health policy findings from World Health Organization provide new insights
August 18th, 2007
Researchers detail in "Social franchising of TB care through private GPs in Myanmar: an assessment of treatment results, access, equity and financial protection," new data in health policy. According to a study from Geneva, Switzerland, "This article assesses whether social franchising of tuberculosis (TB) services in Myanmar has succeeded in providing quality treatment while ensuring equity in access and financial protection for poor patients. Newly diagnosed TB patients receiving treatment from private general practitioners (GPs) belonging to the franchise were identified." "They were interviewed about social conditions, health seeking and health care costs at the...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2007-08-18)
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