Rebuilding health systems in post-conflict countries: Estimating the costs of basic services

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-336

  Newbrander, William ^a,d   Yoder, Richard ^b   Debevoise, Anne Bilby ^c   Timmons, Barbara ^d  

^a Management Sciences for Health   (Afghanistan)

^b EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

^d MANAGEMENT SCIENCES FOR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Basic package of health services; Contracting for services; Costing; Health systems; NGOs; Per capita cost; Post conflict countries; Rebuilding

Indexed keywords

COST; HEALTH SERVICES; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

ACCURACY; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL COST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AFGHANISTAN; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PLANNING; PUBLIC HEALTH; WAR;

AFGHANISTAN; ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 38049095744     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.878     Document Type: Article

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