학술논문
Increasing Access to Early Malaria Diagnosis and Prompted Treatment in Remote Cambodian Villages.
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*MALARIA treatment
*DIAGNOSIS methods
*ANTIMALARIALS
*COMMUNITY health workers
*COMMUNITY health services
*HEALTH services accessibility
*INFORMATION services
*PERSONNEL management
*PUBLIC relations
*RURAL conditions
*EMPLOYEE retention
*DISEASE incidence
*EARLY medical intervention
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0090-0036
Abstract
Malaria poses a significant public health burden in the remote areas of western Cambodia, where access to health services and information is limited. Recognizing the potential of village malaria workers to reach these communities, the US Agency for International Development-funded Malaria Control in Cambodia project used a multipronged approach to strengthen the village malaria workers network. As a result, the proportion of confirmed malaria cases treated by village malaria workers has doubled during the past 2 years, significantly increasing the numbers being properly diagnosed and treated. Key to the program's success has been the integration of village malaria workers with public health facilities, improved patient access to prompt diagnosis and treatment, and resolution of systemic barriers such as logistics for rapid diagnostic tests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]