A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Existing models to increase TB case notifications from the private sector in Pakistan are financially unsustainable and have achieved modest success due to limited coverage. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a social enterprise model (SEM) intervention on TB case detection in Karachi,...
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| author | S. M. A. Zaidi W. Z. Jamal U. Ibrahim S. Khowaja A. J. Khan J. Creswell |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Existing models to increase TB case notifications from the private sector in Pakistan are financially unsustainable and have achieved modest success due to limited coverage. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a social enterprise model (SEM) intervention on TB case detection in Karachi, Pakistan, and to assess its financial sustainability. METHODS: Purpose-built centres were established within the private sector that integrated TB screening, diagnostics and treatment and operated 12 hours per day with convenient locations to improve access. TB services were offered free of cost, and revenue generation took place through user fees from other diagnostics. Private providers with a focus on the informal sector were engaged through community workers to generate screening referrals. RESULTS: Overall 171,488 people were screened and 18,683 cases were notified, including 197 individuals with drug-resistant TB. Annual TB notifications in Karachi increased from 18,105 in 2014 to a maximum of 25,840 (40% increase). The proportion of cases in Karachi notified by the centres grew to 27% in 2020. Commercial revenue reached USD288,065 and enabled operating cost recovery of 15%. Average cost per TB case notified was USD203. CONCLUSION: The SEM intervention contributed a large proportion of notifications in Karachi and achieved modest cost recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b50617ce68b94fb18a67e2098b1fa1302025-01-21T10:20:39ZengInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)IJTLD Open3005-75902024-02-0112636810.5588/ijtldopen.23.03762A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in PakistanS. M. A. Zaidi0W. Z. Jamal1U. Ibrahim2S. Khowaja3A. J. Khan4J. Creswell5WHO Collaborating Centre for Tuberculosis Research and Innovation, Institute for Global Health, University College London, UK;Community Health Solutions, Karachi,Careem, Karachi,Interactive Research & Development, Karachi, Pakistan;Interactive Research & Development, Karachi, Pakistan;Stop TB Partnership, Global Health Campus, Geneva, SwitzerlandBACKGROUND: Existing models to increase TB case notifications from the private sector in Pakistan are financially unsustainable and have achieved modest success due to limited coverage. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a social enterprise model (SEM) intervention on TB case detection in Karachi, Pakistan, and to assess its financial sustainability. METHODS: Purpose-built centres were established within the private sector that integrated TB screening, diagnostics and treatment and operated 12 hours per day with convenient locations to improve access. TB services were offered free of cost, and revenue generation took place through user fees from other diagnostics. Private providers with a focus on the informal sector were engaged through community workers to generate screening referrals. RESULTS: Overall 171,488 people were screened and 18,683 cases were notified, including 197 individuals with drug-resistant TB. Annual TB notifications in Karachi increased from 18,105 in 2014 to a maximum of 25,840 (40% increase). The proportion of cases in Karachi notified by the centres grew to 27% in 2020. Commercial revenue reached USD288,065 and enabled operating cost recovery of 15%. Average cost per TB case notified was USD203. CONCLUSION: The SEM intervention contributed a large proportion of notifications in Karachi and achieved modest cost recovery.https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iuatld/ijtldo/2024/00000001/00000002/art00002social businesssocial entrepreneurshipsustainabilityhealth systemspublic–private mix |
| spellingShingle | S. M. A. Zaidi W. Z. Jamal U. Ibrahim S. Khowaja A. J. Khan J. Creswell A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan IJTLD Open social business social entrepreneurship sustainability health systems public–private mix |
| title | A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan |
| title_full | A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan |
| title_short | A social enterprise model for TB detection and treatment through the private sector in Pakistan |
| title_sort | social enterprise model for tb detection and treatment through the private sector in pakistan |
| topic | social business social entrepreneurship sustainability health systems public–private mix |
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