District-level health system strengthening for universal health coverage: evidence from a longitudinal cohort study in rural Madagascar, 2014-2018.
Andrés GarchitorenaAnn C MillerLaura F CordierMarius RandriamanambintsoaHery-Tiana R RazanadrakatoMauricianot RandriamihajaBenedicte RazafinjatoKaren E FinneganJustin HarunaLuc RakotonirinaGermain RakotozafyLaliarisoa RaharimamonjySidney AtwoodMegan B MurrayMichael RichTara LoydGaêtan Duval SolofomalalaMatthew H BondsPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
The results demonstrate improvements in care seeking and economic inequalities linked to the early stages of a HSS intervention in rural Madagascar. Additional improvements in this context of persistent geographical inequalities will require a stronger focus on community health.