Drones and digital adherence monitoring for community-based tuberculosis control in remote Madagascar: A cost-effectiveness analysis.
Lulua BahrainwalaAstrid M KnoblauchAndry AndriamiadanarivoMohamed Mustafa DiabJesse McKinneyPeter M SmallJames G KahnElizabeth FairNiaina RakotosamimananaSimon Grandjean LapierrePublished in: PloS one (2020)
Innovative technology packages including drones, digital adherence monitoring technologies, and molecular diagnostics for TB case finding and retention within the cascade of care can be cost effective. Their integration with other interventions within health systems may further lower costs and support access to universal health coverage.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- affordable care act
- public health
- palliative care
- physical activity
- glycemic control
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- health information
- pain management
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- single molecule
- insulin resistance
- hepatitis c virus
- health insurance
- antiretroviral therapy
- electronic health record