Christopher Mshana

TL;DR: The authors present a framework for analysis and action to explore and improve access to health care in resource-poor countries, especially in Africa.

TL;DR: The ACCESS Programme is a combination of multiple complementary interventions with a strong evaluation component to contribute to the development of a more comprehensive access framework and to inform and support public health professionals and policy-makers in the delivery of improved health services.

TL;DR: An integrated approach aimed at improving understanding and treatment of malaria has led to tangible improvements in terms of people's actions, however, progress was hindered by the low availability of the first-line treatment after the switch to ACT.

TL;DR: Quality of case-management was far from satisfactory as was the functioning of the exemption mechanism for the main risk group, and private drug retailers played a central role by complementing existing formal health services in delivering antimalarial treatment.

TL;DR: Living in the shamba does not appear to result in a higher fever-risk andability to obtain drugs in the fields may contribute to less irrational use of drugs but may pose an additional burden on poor farming households.