How to establish a successful revolving drug fund: The experience of Khartoum state in the Sudan

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-142

  Ali, Gamal Khalafalla Mohamed ^a  

^a Public Health Institute   (Sudan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CURRENCY; DRUG; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC ACCESS; REFORM PROCESS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG USE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION CENTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSERVATION; PRESCRIPTION; SUDAN;

COMMERCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG COSTS; DRUGS, ESSENTIAL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POVERTY AREAS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SUDAN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KHARTOUM [KHARTOUM (STT)]; KHARTOUM [SUDAN]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

EID: 61449094766     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.07.048561     Document Type: Article

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