Sexual and reproductive health: Challenges for priority-setting in Ghana's health reforms

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Mayhew, Susannah H ^a   Adjei, Sam ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ghana; health policy; Health sector reform priority setting; Health systems development; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FAMILY PLANNING; GHANA; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

GHANA; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 15744370469     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh045     Document Type: Conference Paper

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