Sustaining malaria prevention in Benin: Local production of bednets

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-76

  Rashed, S ^a,b   Johnson, H ^c   Dongier, P ^d   Gbaguidi, C C ^e   Laleye, S ^f   Tchobo, S ^e   Gyorkos, T W ^b   Maclean, J D ^b   Moreau, R ^a,e  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Management and Social Dimensions   (Canada)

^d Hôpital Saint Luc   (Canada)

^e Organisation Savaloise SD   (Benin)

^f Centre de Promotion Socialle   (Benin)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIN; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; MALARIA CONTROL; MARKET; ORGANIZATION; SKILL;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AMERICAS; BENIN; CANADA; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA; MALARIA--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATIONS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; PROGRAMS; SUMMARY REPORT; WESTERN AFRICA;

BENIN; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALARIA; MALE; OWNERSHIP; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 0031042653     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/12.1.67     Document Type: Article

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