Table 2 Comparative review of the interventions studied

Tuberculosis

Free care (except diagnostic tests)

Available budget (Ministry of Health)

- Existence of official texts - Information dissemination via the media and by associations - Institutional communication service

Antiretroviral drugs (ARV) for children

Free ARV without biological follow-up examinations and supportive drugs (varying conditions from one organisation to the next)

No official budget commitment

- No official texts - Limited information dissemination (healthcare centres and associations)

ARV for adults

Free ARV without biological follow-up examinations and supportive drugs (varying conditions from one organisation to the next)

No official budget commitment apart from outside grants (Global Fund)

- Official declaration in late 2009 - Good information dissemination (healthcare centres and associations, media)

Artemisinin-based combination therapies

Subsidised at rates varying by age (2–11 months, 1–5 years, 6–13 years, 14+ years)

Fully funded by Global Fund enabling provision of free care

- Service launched straightaway without prior information (for providers or users) - Application effective as of April 2009 - No official texts

Insecticide-treated bed nets (pregnant women and newborns)

Freely available (distributed to women at pre- and postnatal consultations)

Outside funding (Global Fund) as pilot experiment prior to scale-up

- Unequal conditions for information dissemination; limited to women attending postnatal care services

Insecticide-treated bed nets (2010 national distribution campaign)

Freely available (quota for all households counted)

Fully funded by Global Fund (Programme d'appui au développement sanitaire and Plan Burkina)

- Contractual obligations (Global Fund funding requests) - Communication campaign in the public media (radio, TV, print media) - Existence of a timetable for directives and conditions for implementation but targets not met