Strengthening the Indian revised national tuberculosis control programme by involving community pharmacists: a public-private initiative in Mumbai

• In: G21 - Practitioners' Day (Part 2) on Wednesday, 3 September 2008, 14:00-17:15
• At: Basel (Switzerland) (2008)
• Type: Presentations + Posters
• By: GHARAT, Manjiri (K.M.Kundnani Pharmacy Polytechnic & Indian Pharmaceutical Association, Ulhasnagar, India)
• Co-author(s): Maniar, Nitin (Indian Pharmaceutical Association, India)
  Vaidya, Raj (Indian Pharmaceutical Association,Mumbai,India, India)
  Bell, J.Simon (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Finland)
  Bell, Carolyn A (Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association, Australia)
  
• Abstract:

  Introduction: There are more cases of tuberculosis (TB) in India than in any other country, and India accounts for over one fifth of all TB cases worldwide. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) provides free anti-TB medicines through government hospitals and health centres. However, up to half of people seeking treatment for

  ..

The access to the whole abstract and if available the presentation file is available to FIP members and to congress participants of that specific congress. Please login