Baseline for the evaluation of a National Action Plan for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children using the UNAIDS core indicators: A case study in Zimbabwe

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-214

  Saito, Suzue ^a   Monasch, Roeland ^a   Keogh, Erica ^b   Dhlembeu, Nellie ^c   Bergua, Jose ^a   Mafico, Muriel ^a  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Ministry of Public Service Labour and Social Welfare   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Indicators; Monitoring; OVC; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

EID: 37049000606     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120701439619     Document Type: Article

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