Government-NGO collaboration: The case of tuberculosis control in Bangladesh

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-155

  Ullah, A N Zafar ^a   Newell, James N ^a   Ahmed, Jalal Uddin ^a,b   Hyder, M K A ^b   Islam, Akramul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b National TB Control Programme (NTP)   (Bangladesh)

^c RESEARCH AND EVALUATION DIVISION   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; DOTS; Government NGO collaboration; Health care; NTP; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POVERTY; TUBERCULOSIS;

BANGLADESH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 32244438910     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czj014     Document Type: Article

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