Role of informal healthcare providers in tuberculosis care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic scoping review.

Achieving targets set in the End TB Strategy is still a distant goal for many Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The importance of strengthening public-private partnership by engaging all identified providers in Tuberculosis (TB) care has long been advocated in global TB policies and strategies. However, Informal Healthcare Providers (IPs) are not yet prioritised and engaged in National Tuberculosis Programs (NTPs) globally.

A Model of Care Optimized for Marginalized Remote Population Unravels Migration Pattern in India.

Background And Aims: Access to basic health needs remains a challenge for most of world's population. In this study, we developed a care model for preventive and disease-specific health care for an extremely remote and marginalized population in Arunachal Pradesh, the northeasternmost state of India.

Approach And Results: We performed patient screenings, performed interviews, and obtained blood samples in remote villages of Arunachal Pradesh through a tablet-based data collection application, which was later synced to a cloud database for storage.