Defining the burden of febrile illness in rural South and Southeast Asia: an open letter to announce the launch of the Rural Febrile Illness project.
Community Health Workers
Etiology
Fever
Primary Health Care
Rural Health
Southeastern Asia
Telemedicine
Village Health Workers
Western Asia
Journal
Wellcome open research
ISSN: 2398-502X
Titre abrégé: Wellcome Open Res
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101696457
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
accepted:
10
03
2021
entrez:
21
5
2021
pubmed:
22
5
2021
medline:
22
5
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In rural areas of South and Southeast Asia malaria is declining but febrile illnesses still account for substantial morbidity and mortality. Village health workers (VHWs) are often the first point of contact with the formal health system, and for patients with febrile illnesses they can provide early diagnosis and treatment of malaria. However, for the majority of febrile patients, VHWs lack the training, support and resources to provide further care. Consequently, treatable bacterial illnesses are missed, antibiotics are overused and poorly targeted, and patient attendance wanes along with declining malaria. This
Identifiants
pubmed: 34017924
doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16393.1
pmc: PMC8080974
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
64Subventions
Organisme : Wellcome Trust
Pays : United Kingdom
Informations de copyright
Copyright: © 2021 Chandna A et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No competing interests were disclosed.
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