Private sector malaria RDT initiative in Nigeria: lessons from an end-of-project stakeholder engagement meeting
Abstract The malaria rapid diagnosis testing (RDT) landscape is rapidly evolving in health care delivery in Nigeria with many stakeholders playing or having potential for critical roles. A recent UNITAID grant supported a pilot project on the deployment of quality-assured RDTs among formal and infor...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:83041588643941f7ad7efa97e19e9244 2023-05-15T15:07:17+02:00 Private sector malaria RDT initiative in Nigeria: lessons from an end-of-project stakeholder engagement meeting Babatunde Odugbemi Chijioke Ezeudu Anyiekere Ekanem Maxwell Kolawole Idowu Akanmu Aderemi Olawole Nkabono Nglass Chinwe Nze Edward Idenu Bala Mohammed Audu Godwin Ntadom Wondimagegnehu Alemu Rex Mpazanje Jane Cunningham Augustine Akubue Tolu Arowolo Seye Babatunde 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2222-8 https://doaj.org/article/83041588643941f7ad7efa97e19e9244 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2222-8 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-018-2222-8 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/83041588643941f7ad7efa97e19e9244 Malaria Journal, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018) Malaria Rapid diagnostic test Private providers Stakeholder engagement Nigeria Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2222-8 2022-12-31T12:48:10Z Abstract The malaria rapid diagnosis testing (RDT) landscape is rapidly evolving in health care delivery in Nigeria with many stakeholders playing or having potential for critical roles. A recent UNITAID grant supported a pilot project on the deployment of quality-assured RDTs among formal and informal private service outlets in three states in Nigeria. This paper describes findings from a series of stakeholder engagement meetings held at the conclusion of the project. The agreed meeting structure was a combination of plenary presentations, structured facilitated discussions, and nominal group techniques to achieve consensus. Rapporteurs recorded the meeting proceeding and summaries of the major areas of discussion and consensus points through a retrospective thematic analysis of the submitted meeting reports. Key findings indicate that private providers were confident in the use of RDTs for malaria diagnosis and believed it has improved the quality of their services. However, concerns were raised about continued access to quality-assured RDT kits. Going forward, stakeholders recommended increasing client-driven demand, and continuous training and supervision of providers through integration with existing monitoring and supervision mechanisms. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 17 1 |
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Abstract The malaria rapid diagnosis testing (RDT) landscape is rapidly evolving in health care delivery in Nigeria with many stakeholders playing or having potential for critical roles. A recent UNITAID grant supported a pilot project on the deployment of quality-assured RDTs among formal and informal private service outlets in three states in Nigeria. This paper describes findings from a series of stakeholder engagement meetings held at the conclusion of the project. The agreed meeting structure was a combination of plenary presentations, structured facilitated discussions, and nominal group techniques to achieve consensus. Rapporteurs recorded the meeting proceeding and summaries of the major areas of discussion and consensus points through a retrospective thematic analysis of the submitted meeting reports. Key findings indicate that private providers were confident in the use of RDTs for malaria diagnosis and believed it has improved the quality of their services. However, concerns were raised about continued access to quality-assured RDT kits. Going forward, stakeholders recommended increasing client-driven demand, and continuous training and supervision of providers through integration with existing monitoring and supervision mechanisms. |
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Babatunde Odugbemi Chijioke Ezeudu Anyiekere Ekanem Maxwell Kolawole Idowu Akanmu Aderemi Olawole Nkabono Nglass Chinwe Nze Edward Idenu Bala Mohammed Audu Godwin Ntadom Wondimagegnehu Alemu Rex Mpazanje Jane Cunningham Augustine Akubue Tolu Arowolo Seye Babatunde |
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Private sector malaria RDT initiative in Nigeria: lessons from an end-of-project stakeholder engagement meeting |
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