Inter-facility transfers for emergency obstetrical and neonatal care in rural Madagascar: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Mara Anna FrankeKim NordmannAnna FrühaufRinja Mitolotra RanaivosonMahery RebalihaZavaniarivo RapanjatoTill BärnighausenNadine MullerSamuel KnaussJulius Valentin Emmrich

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

In our study, the inter-facility referral system was a very cost-effective intervention. Our findings may inform policies, decision-making and implementation strategies for emergency obstetrical and neonatal care referral systems in similar resource-constrained settings.

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healthcare
public health
primary care
quality improvement
decision making
palliative care
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
long term care
pain management
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