Decentralization in Zambia: Resource allocation and district performance

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-369

  Bossert, Thomas ^a   Chitah, Mukosha Bona ^a,b   Bowser, Diana ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Health Services Commissioning   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Decision space; Health service utilization; Health system; Performance

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL BED; IMMUNIZATION; POPULATION SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SALARY; TAX; URBAN POPULATION; ZAMBIA;

BUDGETS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH POLICY; POLITICS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0344234243     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czg044     Document Type: Review

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