Inclusion of private sector in district health systems; case study of private drug shops implementing modified Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) strategy in Rural Uganda

Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH) partnered with Mbarara district to implement the iCCM strategy in private licensed drug shops in rural areas. The partnership aimed to increase access to quality medicines and point of care diagnostics for child febrile illnesses, minimize excess use of antimalarials and antibiotics, share information of cases diagnosed and treated at the drug shops and promote child survival.

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Freddy Kitutu, Chrispus Mayora, Phyllis Awor, Forsberg Birger, Stefan Peterson, Henry Wamani (2014) Inclusion of private sector in district health systems; case study of private drug shops implementing modified Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) strategy in Rural Uganda; BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14 (Suppl2):P65 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-14-S2-P65; Published 7th July 2014