Assessment of Patient Provider Support Agency: Estimation of costs and evaluation of new initiatives
Assessment of Patient Provider Support Agency: Estimation of costs and evaluation of new initiatives
Year: July 2019
Collaborator: PATH Foundation
Team: Sarang Deo, Hemanshu Das, Aman Kabra
Background
In India, healthcare is primarily private led. With the private sector managing over 70% outpatient care seekers, public private partnerships offer an opportunity to improve disease management. India shoulders a huge part of the global TB burden and private providers remain the first point of contact for the majority of the population, especially in rural underserved settings. India’s Joint Effort for Elimination of TB (JEET) shows promise, and it is essential to assess its key components and evaluate the resource needs to ensure its successful implementation.
About the Study
In this study we built on the framework developed in the previous study to fulfil the following objectives:
- Resource needs (costing and workload assessment) for implementing various components of JEET
- Understanding the effect of new government initiatives to augment Tuberculosis elimination
Methodology
Semi-structured interviews of the involved stakeholders, including NGO staff and programme managers, were conducted to understand the roles and activities in the service delivery model. The discussions allowed an assessment of the workload associated with the scope (frequency, duration, quality) of the activities and led to an understanding of the activities undertaken. This was utilised for the costing exercise.
Outcome
The project developed a costing tool to help government bodies and NGOs to determine the cost of running a PPSA agency in a district.