Feasibility of engaging "village doctors" in the Community-based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI): experience from rural Bangladesh Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background: Informal health care providers particularly "village doctors" are the first point of care for under-five childhood illnesses in rural Bangladesh. We engaged village doctors as part of the Multi-Country Evaluation (MCE) of Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and assessed their management of sick under-five children before and after a modified IMCI training, supplemented with ongoing monitoring and supportive ...