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Pilot implementation of community health advocacy teams to improve the effectiveness of long-lasting insecticide net distribution through both campaigns and continuous channels in Ghana: a qualitative study of opportunities and barriers to implementation

IntroductionIn Ghana, the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP) distributes long-lasting insecticide net (LLIN) to households for free through the periodic point mass distribution (PMD) campaign and continuous distribution to populations most vulnerable to malaria. It is known that the exist...

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Main Authors:	Phyllis Dako-Gyeke (Author), Ruby Hornuvo (Author), Franklin N. Glozah (Author), Emmanuel Asampong (Author), Philip Teg-Nefaah Tabong (Author), Adanna Nwameme (Author), Gloria. M. Chandi (Author), Nana Yaw Peprah (Author), David Gittelman (Author), Philip B. Adongo (Author)
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Published:	Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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