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Letters Improving healthcare delivery

The media and lay users of health services can improve healthcare delivery in poor and middle income countries

BMJ 2012; 344 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1611 (Published 06 March 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e1611
  1. Ike Anya, consultant in public health medicine1,
  2. Chikwe Ihekweazu, consultant medical epidemiologist2
  1. 1Inner North West London Primary Care Trusts, London NW1 5JD, UK
  2. 2Division of Public Health Strategy, Health Protection Agency, London SW1W 9SZ, UK
  1. ikeanya2000{at}yahoo.com

Massoud and colleagues identify the need to involve healthcare practitioners at all levels in improving the delivery of healthcare in low and middle income countries through quality programmes to improve systems.1

However, to drive the demand side, it is important to engage the media and lay …

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