Table 3 Solutions to improve adherence to PQ
Main problem | Suitable interventions |
|---|---|
Low patients adherence to PQ | Increase awareness among the general patient population about the benefits or radical cure through education and health promotion programs (health talks) and individual patients counseling Increased patient monitoring integrated into other disease programs, through home visits, incentives, pill boxes or automated reminders via text messages Packaging aids including pictorial inserts Better PQ formulations for children |
Low provider adherence to PQ | Better staff training to increase awareness among staff about the benefits or radical cure and how to discuss these with patients Involvement of private sector in adherence monitoring. Improved access to quality drugs |