Public participation in health planning and priority setting at the district level in Uganda

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-213

  Kapiriri, Lydia ^a   Norheim, Ole Frithjof ^a   Heggenhougen, Kristian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Experience; Participation; Priority setting; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; UGANDA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; UGANDA;

EID: 0037865263     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg025     Document Type: Article

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