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Taking Doctors Where the Ultra Poor are: Assessment of the Panel Doctor Scheme of CFPR/TUP Programme

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  • Syed Masud Ahmed

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To facilitate access of ultra poor households to qualified allopathic care, especially for moderate-to severe and chronic morbidities, the Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction/Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) programme appointed a panel of doctors in its Area Offices. This study was carried out to assess the current status of this ‘panel doctor’ scheme, identify its problems and prospects from a participatory perspective, and suggest remedial measures for future improvement. Two upazilas from each of the 12 CFPR/TUP regions where the scheme is running for more than one year were included in the survey. Research activities included inventory of physical facilities, participant observation of the services provided, and exit interviews of the patients coming for treatment in these 24 sites. In addition, in-depth interviews with 12 panel doctors and six focus group discussions with groups of health workers and the community people were done. [CFPR WP No. 17].

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  • Syed Masud Ahmed, 2007. "Taking Doctors Where the Ultra Poor are: Assessment of the Panel Doctor Scheme of CFPR/TUP Programme," Working Papers id:1076, eSocialSciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:ess:wpaper:id:1076
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