We found that substantial evidence exists for achieving cost savings and efficiency improvements from task shifting activities related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS , and additional evidence exists for the potential to achieve cost savings from activities related to malaria , NCDs , NTDs , childhood illness , and other disease areas , especially at the primary health care and community levels .
Conclusions Task shifting presents a viable option for health system cost savings in LMICs .
Background Task shifting has become an increasingly popular way to increase access to health services , especially in low-re source setting s. Research has demonstrated that task shifting , including the use of community health workers ( CHWs ) to deliver care , can improve population health .
This systematic review investigates whether task shifting in low-income and middle-income countries ( LMICs ) results in efficiency improvements by achieving cost savings .
Incidence of pediatric diarrhea and public-private preferences for treatment in rural Myanmar: a randomized cluster survey.
UNLABELLED The incidence of pediatric diarrhea in countries neighboring Myanmar is high ( > 9 % ) . No national data exist in Myanmar , however hospital treatment data indicate that diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity . OBJECTIVE This study seeks to determine diarrhea incidence among children in rural Myanmar and document health-seeking behavior and treatment costs . METHODS We surveyed 2033 caregivers in households with under-five children , in 104 r and omly selected villages in rural Myanmar . FINDINGS The incidence of diarrhea in the 2 weeks prior to the survey was 4.9 % . Home treatment  was common ( 50.6 % ) ; among those who consulted a professional 35.6 % went to government clinics , 28.8 % to private clinics and 28.0 % to a community health worker . The cost of treatment was highest ( $ 15 ) at government clinics and lowest ( $ 1.3 ) for self-treatment at home . CONCLUSION Pediatric diarrhea is an important cause of morbidity in rural Myanmar .  Self-treatment and treatment by private providers is common
We found that substantial evidence exists for achieving cost savings and efficiency improvements from task shifting activities related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS , and additional evidence exists for the potential to achieve cost savings from activities related to malaria , NCDs , NTDs , childhood illness , and other disease areas , especially at the primary health care and community levels .
Conclusions Task shifting presents a viable option for health system cost savings in LMICs .
Background Task shifting has become an increasingly popular way to increase access to health services , especially in low-re source setting s. Research has demonstrated that task shifting , including the use of community health workers ( CHWs ) to deliver care , can improve population health .
This systematic review investigates whether task shifting in low-income and middle-income countries ( LMICs ) results in efficiency improvements by achieving cost savings .