Decentralizing EPI services and prospects for increasing coverage: The case of Tanzania

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-39

  Semali, Innocent A J ^a   Tanner, Marcel ^b   de Savigny, Don ^c  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c TEHIP   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI); Immunization; Tanzania; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE; VACCINE;

DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; IMMUNIZATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TANZANIA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; WORLD;

ALMA;

EID: 16344368645     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.794     Document Type: Article

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