Opportunities and challenges of implementing an urban primary healthcare delivery model: Programmatic lessons from Aalo Clinic, Bangladesh
The study underscores the importance of addressing implementation challenges while capitalizing on opportunities to scale up the Aalo Clinic model. Recommendations include implementing structured monitoring, ensuring need-based medicine supply, fostering collaboration with the government for referrals, and facilitating cross-learning among urban PHC facilities. By addressing implementation challenges and strengthening multisectoral collaboration, the Aalo Clinic model shows potential to contribute to improved access to quality PHC in urban settings, in line with the broader vision of health for all.
Authors
- Maya Vandenent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-5343)
- Shehrin Shaila Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-9120)
- Margub Aref Jahangir
- Orin Akter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8322-1957)
- Chandrasegarar Soloman
- M. Giashuddin Ahmed
- Khadija Islam Tisha
- A K M Munzurul Hasan
- Md. Golam Rabbani
Institutions
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0341924
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00