Authors: Ryan G. Wagner, Fredrik Norström, Melanie Y. Bertram, Stephen Tollman, Lars Forsgren, Charles R. Newton, and Lars Lindholm
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience a high disease burden for epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition.The authors evaluate the cost-effectiveness of community health workers (CHWs) to improve adherence to medication for epilepsy in South Africa. They found that utilizing CHWs to improve medication adherence was cost-effective.
Link: Community health workers to improve adherence to anti-seizure medication in rural South Africa: Is it cost-effective?
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Cost Effectiveness
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2020
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Country: South Africa
Publisher May Restrict Access: No