Community leaders' perspectives on linking formal and informal health providers in Nigerian urban slums: a qualitative study

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Abstract

Introduction

Poor living conditions and poverty in urban slums mean that informal health providers (IHPs) often dominate health service provision in such settings. We explored the capacity of leaders within slums to contribute to linking IHPs to formal health providers (FHPs), for improved access to quality health services in slums.

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