Factors influencing implementation of the Community Health Fund in Tanzania

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 95-102

  Kamuzora, Peter ^a   Gilson, Lucy ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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

Author keywords

Implementation; Policy analysis; Prepayment schemes; Street level bureaucrats; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; TANZANIA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 33847649902     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czm001     Document Type: Article

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