Table 3.

Solutions to improve adherence to PQ

Main problem	Suitable interventions
Low patients adherence to PQ	Increase awareness among the general patient population about the benefits or radical cure through education and health promotion programs (health talks) and individual patients counseling Increased patient monitoring integrated into other disease programs, through home visits, incentives, pill boxes or automated reminders via text messages Packaging aids including pictorial inserts Better PQ formulations for children
Low provider adherence to PQ	Better staff training to increase awareness among staff about the benefits or radical cure and how to discuss these with patients Involvement of private sector in adherence monitoring. Improved access to quality drugs