Can VISION 2020 be implemented in rural government settings? Findings from two programmes in Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1284-1287

  Eliah, Edson ^a   Shayo, Andrew ^b   Gendo, Charles ^b   Courtright, Paul ^a   Theraney, Manisha ^c   Lewallen, Susan ^a  

^a Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

^b and Children   (Tanzania)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost recovery; District planning; Implementation; Sustainability; Tanzania; VISION 2020

Indexed keywords

POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; RURAL AREA; SPECTACLES; TANZANIA; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; MALE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MARA; SINGIDA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 53549103012     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02140.x     Document Type: Article

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