Getting antimalarials on target: impact of national roll-out of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on health facility treatment in three regions of Tanzania
Getting antimalarials on target: impact of national roll-out of malaria rapid diagnostic tests on health facility treatment in three regions of Tanzania
Katia J. Bruxvoort,A. Kalolella,8 Authors,S. Kachur
TLDR
To evaluate the impact on case management practices of routine government implementation of mRDTs, large‐scale health facility surveys in three regions of Tanzania before and after mR DT roll‐out were conducted.
Abstract
Parasitological confirmation of malaria prior to treatment is recommended for patients of all ages, with malaria rapid diagnostic tests (mRDTs) an important tool to target artemisinin‐based combination therapies (ACTs) to patients with malaria. To evaluate the impact on case management practices of routine government implementation of mRDTs, we conducted large‐scale health facility surveys in three regions of Tanzania before and after mRDT roll‐out.