An overview of health financing patterns and the way forward in the WHO African Region

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Kirigia, J M ^a,e   Preker, A ^b   Carrin, G ^c   Mwikisa, C ^d   Diarra Nama, A J ^d  

^a WHO/AFRO ^*  (Congo)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d WHO/AFRO   (Congo)

^e Health Financing and Social Protection Unit   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34248564849     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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