Cost efficiency in maternal and child health and family planning service delivery in Bangladesh: Implications for NGOs

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-21

  Routh, Subrata ^a,g   Thwin, Aye Aye ^b,e   Barb, Nadia ^c   Begum, Anwara ^d,f  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Social Marketing Company ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Social Marketing Company   (Bangladesh)

^e Frontier Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^f ZdravPlus Programme ^*  (Bangladesh)

^g ZdravPlus Project ABT   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cost analysis; Cost reduction strategies; Family planning; Health reform; Maternal and child health; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRENATAL CARE; SIMULATION;

EID: 1642553466     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czh002     Document Type: Article

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