Do price subsidies on artemisinin combination therapy for malaria increase household use? Evidence from a repeated cross-sectional study in remote regions of Tanzania.
BACKGROUND: The Affordable Medicines Facility-malaria (AMFm) is a pilot program that uses price subsidies to increase access to Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs), currently the most effective malaria treatment. Recent evidence suggests that availability and affordability of ACTs in retail sec...
Main Authors: | Jessica L Cohen, Prashant Yadav, Corrina Moucheraud, Sarah Alphs, Peter S Larson, Jean Arkedis, Julius Massaga, Oliver Sabot |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3726608?pdf=render |
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