Sonia Rego

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a cross-sectional study of TB and HIV professionals in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) between May 12 and August 6, 2020, collecting qualitative and quantitative data using an online survey in 11 languages.

TL;DR: Patients and healthcare providers across numerous LMIC faced substantial challenges in accessing healthcare facilities, and that critical non-medical support for patients, such as food supplementation and counselling, was particularly impacted by COVID-19 disruptions.

TL;DR: It is important, but challenging, for public health agencies to engage with an understudied group of informal HCPs: invisible medicine sellers (IMS) who operate without any marked facility to reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics.

TL;DR: It is concluded that global guidelines urging patients to only seek care at qualified HCPs should consider whether HCP professional education is equipping them to act in the best interest of the patient and society.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a multi-country comparison of mandatory regulations and voluntary guidelines to control standards for medical education, clinical training, licensing and re-licensing of doctors.