Implementation of an insecticide-treated net subsidy scheme under a public-private partnership for malaria control in Tanzania - Challenges in implementation

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Njau, Ritha J A ^a   De Savigny, Don ^b   Gilson, Lucy ^c,d,e   Mwageni, Eleuther ^f   Mosha, Franklin W ^g  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f and Environment Zanzibar   (Tanzania)

^g KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BED NET; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; TANZANIA; TAX; ANIMAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; TANZANIA;

EID: 70349088212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-201     Document Type: Article

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