Decentralisation and integration of paediatric tuberculosis services to primary healthcare facilities as an approach to optimise management in Cameroon and Kenya: a descriptive cohort study

• Boris Tchounga,
• Lise Denoeud-Ndam,
• Rhoderick Machekano,
• Rose Masaba,
• Millicent Ouma,
• Martina Casenghi,
• Gordon Okomo,
• Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek,
• Appolinaire Tiam,
• Stephen Siamba,
• Nicole Herrera,
• Patrice Tchendjou,
• John Ditekemena

Affiliations

Boris Tchounga

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Lise Denoeud-Ndam

5 Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland

Rhoderick Machekano

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Rose Masaba

4 Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya

Millicent Ouma

4 Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya

Martina Casenghi

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland

Gordon Okomo

7 County Government of Homa Bay, Department of Health, Ministry of Health, Homa Bay, Kenya

Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek

Operational Research in Health Department, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon

Appolinaire Tiam

2 Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Stephen Siamba

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya

Nicole Herrera

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Patrice Tchendjou

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

John Ditekemena

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo