JOSEPH IKECHUKWU
About JOSEPH IKECHUKWU
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- German Leprosy and TB Relief Association - Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe - DAHW
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JOSEPH IKECHUKWU replied to "Cross-post: Tuberculose en RD Congo/DRC: gratuité des soins? Exemples d'autres pays?" in the MDR-TB Treatment & Prevention community.
Having worked in the TB control program in Nigeria for many years, my experience is similar to what Jean Baptiste Mulongo is reporting from the DRC. Some patients on treatment have been found to stop treatment on account of inability to pay for some "hidden" costs even though TB treatment is officially free of charge. These hidden costs are sometimes justified by those demanding them for so many reasons e.g stock out of program drugs ...
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