Table 2 Outlet type definitions

Public sector

 Public health facility

Public health facilities include government health facilities as well as private not-for-profit facilities

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×

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 Community health worker

Community health workers (CHW) are community-based volunteers typically linked with government or non-government not-for-profit organizations and are equipped with anti-malarial treatment and malaria RDT. CHW receive formal training on malaria case management

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×

×

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Private sector

 Private health facility

Private for-profit health laboratories, clinics, and hospitals that provide healthcare to the general public

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×

×

 Pharmacy

Pharmacies are typically licensed and regulated by a national regulatory authority and are staffed by pharmacists and qualified health practitioners

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×

×

 Drug store

Drug stalls in rural markets and shops that primarily sell medicines. These outlets are not guaranteed to be staffed by qualified health dispensers/practitioners and are not licensed by a national regulatory authority. Drug stores are not found in Myanmar

 General retailer

General retailers are grocery stores and village shops that sell fast-moving consumer goods, food, and provisions

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 Itinerant drug vendor

Mobile drug vendors found primarily in rural areas, typically working within the radius of their home or travelling to nearby villages to deliver medicines. They are not registered with any national regulatory authority

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