Stakeholders’ perspectives and willingness to institutionalize linkages between the formal health system and informal healthcare providers in urban slums in southeast, Nigeria

Stakeholders’ perspectives and willingness to institutionalize linkages between the formal health system and informal healthcare providers in urban slums in southeast, Nigeria

Abstract Background The widely available informal healthcare providers (IHPs) present opportunities to improve access to appropriate essential health services in underserved urban areas in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, they are not formally linked to the formal health syste...

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Main Authors: Obinna Onwujekwe, Chinyere Mbachu, Victor Onyebueke, Pamela Ogbozor, Ifeyinwa Arize, Chinyere Okeke, Uche Ezenwaka, Tim Ensor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Institutionalization
Formalization
Integration
Linkages
Pluralistic health system
Nigeria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08005-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08005-2

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