Implementation of a decentralized community-based treatment program to improve the management of Buruli ulcer in the Ouinhi district of Benin, West Africa.

Arnaud Setondji AmoussouhouiGhislain Emmanuel SopohAnita Carolle WadagniRoch Christian JohnsonPaulin AoulouInès Elvire AgboJean-Gabin HouezoMicah BoyerMark Nichter

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

This study documents a successful BU outreach and decentralized care program reaching early BU cases not previously treated by a proactive centralized BU program. The pilot program further demonstrates the added value of integrated wound management for NTD control.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
primary care
palliative care
south africa
study protocol
combination therapy
replacement therapy