Are patients paying too much for tuberculosis : a direct cost-burden evaluation in Burkina Faso?
The patient care pathway analysis in rural Burkina Faso showed substantial direct costs and healthcare system delay within a "free care" policy for TB diagnosis and treatment. Whether in terms of redefining the free TB package or rationalizing the care pathway, serious efforts must be undertaken to make "free" health care more affordable for the patients. Locally relevant for TB, this case-study in Burkina Faso has a real potential to document how health programs' weaknesses can be identified and solved.
Our results have not only further elucidated T. reesei evolution and sexual development, but also provided new perspectives for improving T. reesei industrial strains.