National AIDS Commissions in Africa: Performance and emerging challenges

Development Policy Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 185-214

  Morah, Erasmus ^a   Ihalainen, Mira ^b  

^a UN Habitat ^*

^b UNAIDS Country Office   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; HIV; NACs

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BUREAUCRACY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 60349100666     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2009.00442.x     Document Type: Article

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