Using immunization delivery strategies to accelerate progress in Africa towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals

Vaccine

Volumn 26, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1926-1933

  Clements, C John ^a   Nshimirimanda, Deo ^b   Gasasira, Alex ^b  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Global Immunization and Vision Strategy; Health systems; Immunization; Immunization campaigns; Integration of health services; Millennium Development Goals; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADD ON THERAPY; AFRICA; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FUNDING; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASLES; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; WORM EXPULSION;

AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOALS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 40849117843     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.02.032     Document Type: Review

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