University partnership to address the shortage of healthcare professionals in Africa

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-148

  Tache S ^a   Kaaya, E ^b   Omer, S ^a   Mkony, C A ^b   Lyamuya, E ^b   Pallangyo, K ^b   Debas, H T ^a   MacFarlane, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Academic capacity building; Global health; Medical education; Partnerships

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; FACULTY PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY;

AFRICA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAN FRANCISCO; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 41949113746     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690701766486     Document Type: Article

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