Building partnerships to support community-led HIV/AIDS management: A case study from rural South Africa

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-53

  Nair, Yugi ^a   Campbell, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community development; Community response; Empowerment; External change agent; Networks; Public sector; Resource poor settings; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORT GROUP; WELFARE;

EID: 44449159309     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAR.2008.7.1.6.434     Document Type: Article

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