Ref.: (LML) The importance of undiagnosed LL patients in spreading HD
From: Joel Almeida, London and Mumbai
Note editor: erratum – yesterday (19-02-2020), in the publication of Joel Almeida, it was wrongly claimed that "the primary health care centre nearest to this village is 50 km away, in an area with poor public transport". We are sorry for that. Today the correction.
Dear Pieter and colleagues,
I have since cross-checked the news report about Salaunikhurd with independent sources of information.
The distance to the nearest town, where the primary health centre is located, is 4 km. That is under an hour's walk. But it is not certain that MDT stocks are held there.
The distance to the nearest sub-district headquarters, where a community health centre with MDT is located, is 20 km. That is a roughly 3 to 4 hour walk.
Ensuring an uninterrupted supply of MDT within easy reach of every patient is a pre-requisite for HD control.
Joel Almeida
LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder
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