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Improving malaria case management with artemisinin-based combination therapies and malaria rapid diagnostic tests in private medicine retail outlets in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review by Goodman, Catherine, Tougher, Sarah, Shang, Terrissa Jing, Visser, Theodoor

“…Private medicine retailers (PMRs) such as pharmacies and drug stores account for a substantial share of treatment-seeking for fever and malaria, but there are…”
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What happened to anti-malarial markets after the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria pilot? Trends in ACT availability, price and market share from five African countries under continuation of the private sector co-payment mechanism by Tougher, Sarah, Hanson, Kara, Goodman, Catherine

“…The private sector supplies anti-malarial treatment for large proportions of patients in sub-Saharan Africa. Following the large-scale piloting of the…”
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Effect and cost-effectiveness of educating mothers about childhood DPT vaccination on immunisation uptake, knowledge, and perceptions in Uttar Pradesh, India: A randomised controlled trial by Powell-Jackson, Timothy, Fabbri, Camilla, Dutt, Varun, Tougher, Sarah, Singh, Kultar

“…To assess the effect of health information on immunisation uptake in rural India, we conducted an individually randomised controlled trial of health…”
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Recovery of Routine Immunisation: Mapping External Financing Opportunities for Reaching Zero-Dose Children by Tougher, Sarah, Mandalia, Nikhil, Kou Griffiths, Ulla

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated large declines in childhood vaccination coverage and, consequently, substantial increases in the number of zero-dose…”
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Effect of the Affordable Medicines Facility—malaria (AMFm) on the availability, price, and market share of quality-assured artemisinin-based combination therapies in seven countries: a before-and-after analysis of outlet survey data by Tougher, Sarah, MDE, Ye, Yazoume, PhD, Amuasi, John H, MBchB, Kourgueni, Idrissa A, MSc, Thomson, Rebecca, MSc, Goodman, Catherine, PhD, Mann, Andrea G, PhD, Ren, Ruilin, PhD, Willey, Barbara A, PhD, Adegoke, Catherine A, PhD, Amin, Abdinasir, PhD, Ansong, Daniel, MBChB, Bruxvoort, Katia, MPH, Diallo, Diadier A, PhD, Diap, Graciela, MD, Festo, Charles, BSc, Johanes, Boniface, MHSM, Juma, Elizabeth, MMed, Kalolella, Admirabilis, MPH, Malam, Oumarou, BSc, Mberu, Blessing, PhD, Ndiaye, Salif, MSc, Nguah, Samuel B, MBChB, Seydou, Moctar, MSc, Taylor, Mark, PhD, Rueda, Sergio Torres, MSc, Wamukoya, Marilyn, MPH, Arnold, Fred, PhD, Hanson, Kara, SD

“…Summary Background Malaria is one of the greatest causes of mortality worldwide. Use of the most effective treatments for malaria remains inadequate for those…”
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Understanding private sector antimalarial distribution chains: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in six malaria-endemic countries by Palafox, Benjamin, Patouillard, Edith, Tougher, Sarah, Goodman, Catherine, Hanson, Kara, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Rueda, Sergio Torres, Kiefer, Sabine, O'Connell, Kathryn A, Zinsou, Cyprien, Phok, Sochea, Akulayi, Louis, Arogundade, Ekundayo, Buyungo, Peter, Mpasela, Felton, Chavasse, Desmond

“…Private for-profit outlets are important treatment sources for malaria in most endemic countries. However, these outlets constitute only the last link in a…”
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Effect of a multifaceted social franchising model on quality and coverage of maternal, newborn, and reproductive health-care services in Uttar Pradesh, India: a quasi-experimental study by Tougher, Sarah, Dutt, Varun, Pereira, Shreya, Haldar, Kaveri, Shukla, Vasudha, Singh, Kultar, Kumar, Paresh, Goodman, Catherine, Powell-Jackson, Timothy

“…How to harness the private sector to improve population health in low-income and middle-income countries is heavily debated and one prominent strategy is…”
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An assessment of the malaria-related knowledge and practices of Tanzania's drug retailers: exploring the impact of drug store accreditation by Thomson, Rebecca, Johanes, Boniface, Festo, Charles, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Taylor, Mark, Tougher, Sarah, Ye, Yazoume, Mann, Andrea, Ren, Ruilin, Bruxvoort, Katia, Willey, Barbara, Arnold, Fred, Hanson, Kara, Goodman, Catherine

“…Since 2003 Tanzania has upgraded its approximately 7000 drug stores to Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets (ADDOs), involving dispenser training, introduction…”
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Has Tanzania embraced the green leaf? Results from outlet and household surveys before and after implementation of the Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria by Thomson, Rebecca, Festo, Charles, Johanes, Boniface, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Bruxvoort, Katia, Nchimbi, Happy, Tougher, Sarah, Cairns, Matthew, Taylor, Mark, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Ye, Yazoume, Mann, Andrea, Ren, Ruilin, Willey, Barbara, Arnold, Fred, Hanson, Kara, Kachur, S Patrick, Goodman, Catherine

“…The Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm) is primarily an artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) subsidy, aimed at increasing availability,…”
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Does subsidizing the private for‐profit sector benefit the poor? Evidence from national antimalarial subsidies in Nigeria and Uganda by Tougher, Sarah, Hanson, Kara, Goodman, Catherine A.

“…Subsidising quality‐assured artemisinin combination therapies (QAACTs) for distribution in the for‐profit sector is a controversial strategy for improving…”
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Cash transfers, maternal depression and emotional well-being: Quasi-experimental evidence from India’s Janani Suraksha Yojana programme by Powell-Jackson, Timothy, Pereira, Shreya K., Dutt, Varun, Tougher, Sarah, Haldar, Kaveri, Kumar, Paresh

“…Maternal depression is an important public health concern. We investigated whether a national-scale initiative that provides cash transfers to women giving…”
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Evaluation of the Affordable Medicines Facility—malaria – Authors' reply by Tougher, Sarah, Ye, Yazoume, Goodman, Catherine, Arnold, Fred, Hanson, Kara

“…Zambia has a very different market structure, with a much smaller role played by the private for-profit sector.2 Cambodia differs in several important ways,…”
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Prices and mark-ups on antimalarials: evidence from nationally representative studies in six malaria-endemic countries by Palafox, Benjamin, Patouillard, Edith, Tougher, Sarah, Goodman, Catherine, Hanson, Kara, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Torres Rueda, Sergio, Kiefer, Sabine, O'Connell, Kate, Zinsou, Cyprien, Phok, Sochea, Akulayi, Louis, Arogundade, Ekundayo, Buyungo, Peter, Mpasela, Felton, Poyer, Stephen, Chavasse, Desmond

“…The private for-profit sector is an important source of treatment for malaria. However, private patients face high prices for the recommended treatment for…”
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Determinants of price setting decisions on anti-malarial drugs at retail shops in Cambodia by Patouillard, Edith, Hanson, Kara, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Palafox, Benjamin, Tougher, Sarah, Pok, Sochea, O'Connell, Kate, Goodman, Catherine

“…In many low-income countries, the private commercial sector plays an important role in the provision of malaria treatment. However, the quality of care it…”
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Availability and price of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in the public and private health sectors in 2011: results from 10 nationally representative cross‐sectional retail surveys by Poyer, Stephen, Shewchuk, Tanya, Tougher, Sarah, Ye, Yazoume, Mann, Andrea G., Willey, Barbara A., Thomson, Rebecca, Amuasi, John H., Ren, Ruilin, Wamukoya, Marilyn, Taylor, Mark, Nguah, Samuel Blay, Mberu, Blessing, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Juma, Elizabeth, Festo, Charles, Johanes, Boniface, Diap, Graciela, Bruxvoort, Katia, Ansong, Daniel, Hanson, Kara, Arnold, Fred, Goodman, Catherine

“…Objectives To describe the state of the public and private malaria diagnostics market shortly after WHO updated its guidelines for testing all suspected…”
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Improving access to malaria medicine through private-sector subsidies in seven African countries by Tougher, Sarah, Mann, Andrea G, Ye, Yazoume, Kourgueni, Idrissa A, Thomson, Rebecca, Amuasi, John H, Ren, Ruilin, Willey, Barbara A, Ansong, Daniel, Bruxvoort, Katia, Diap, Graciela, Festo, Charles, Johanes, Boniface, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Mallam, Oumarou, Mberu, Blessing, Ndiaye, Salif, Nguah, Samual Blay, Seydou, Moctar, Taylor, Mark, Wamukoya, Marilyn, Arnold, Fred, Hanson, Kara, Goodman, Catherine

“…Improving access to quality-assured artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) is an important component of malaria control in low- and middle-income countries…”
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Comparative analysis of two methods for measuring sales volumes during malaria medicine outlet surveys by Patouillard, Edith, Kleinschmidt, Immo, Hanson, Kara, Pok, Sochea, Palafox, Benjamin, Tougher, Sarah, O'Connell, Kate, Goodman, Catherine

“…There is increased interest in using commercial providers for improving access to quality malaria treatment. Understanding their current role is an essential…”
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Communicating the AMFm message: exploring the effect of communication and training interventions on private for-profit provider awareness and knowledge related to a multi-country anti-malarial subsidy intervention by Willey, Barbara A, Tougher, Sarah, Ye, Yazoume, Mann, Andrea G, Thomson, Rebecca, Kourgueni, Idrissa A, Amuasi, John H, Ren, Ruilin, Wamukoya, Marilyn, Rueda, Sergio Torres, Taylor, Mark, Seydou, Moctar, Nguah, Samuel Blay, Ndiaye, Salif, Mberu, Blessing, Malam, Oumarou, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Juma, Elizabeth, Johanes, Boniface, Festo, Charles, Diap, Graciela, Diallo, Didier, Bruxvoort, Katia, Ansong, Daniel, Amin, Abdinasir, Adegoke, Catherine A, Hanson, Kara, Arnold, Fred, Goodman, Catherine

“…The Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria (AMFm), implemented at national scale in eight African countries or territories, subsidized quality-assured…”
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Effect of the Affordable Medicines Facilityamalaria (AMFm) on the availability, price, and market share of quality-assured artemisinin-based combination therapies in seven countries: a before-and-after analysis of outlet survey data by Tougher, Sarah, Ye, Yazoume, Amuasi, John H, Kourgueni, Idrissa A, Thomson, Rebecca, Goodman, Catherine, Mann, Andrea G, Ren, Ruilin, Willey, Barbara A, Adegoke, Catherine A, Amin, Abdinasir, Ansong, Daniel, Bruxvoort, Katia, Diallo, Diadier A, Diap, Graciela, Festo, Charles, Johanes, Boniface, Juma, Elizabeth, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Malam, Oumarou, Mberu, Blessing, Ndiaye, Salif, Nguah, Samuel B, Seydou, Moctar, Taylor, Mark, Rueda, Sergio Torres, Wamukoya, Marilyn, Arnold, Fred, Hanson, Kara

“…Malaria is one of the greatest causes of mortality worldwide. Use of the most effective treatments for malaria remains inadequate for those in need, and there…”
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Has Tanzania Embraced the Green Leaf? Results from Outlet and Household Surveys before and after Implementation of the Affordable Medicines Facility -Malaria: e95607 by Thomson, Rebecca, Festo, Charles, Johanes, Boniface, Kalolella, Admirabilis, Bruxvoort, Katia, Nchimbi, Happy, Tougher, Sarah, Cairns, Matthew, Taylor, Mark, Kleinschmidt, Immo

“…Background The Affordable Medicines Facility - malaria (AMFm) is primarily an artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) subsidy, aimed at increasing availability,…”
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