Social Enterprise Model (SEM) for private sector tuberculosis screening and care in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Bangladesh, about 80% of healthcare is provided by the private sector. Although free diagnosis and care is offered in the public sector, only half of the estimated number of people with tuberculosis are diagnosed, treated, and notified to the national program. Private sector engagement strategies often have been small scale and time limited. We evaluated a Social Enterprise Model combining external funding and income generation at three tuberculosis screening centres across the Dhaka Metropolitan Area for diagnosing and treating tuberculosis.

Methods and findings

The model established three tuberculosis screening centres across Dhaka Metropolitan Area that carried the icddr,b brand and offered free Xpert MTB/RIF tests to patients visiting the screening centres

SUBMITTER: Banu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7682881 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature