Achieving measles control: Lessons from the 2002-06 measles control strategy for Uganda

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-269

  Mbabazi, William B ^a   Nanyunja, Miriam ^a   Makumbi, Issa ^b   Braka, Fiona ^a   Baliraine, Frederick N ^c,d   Kisakye, Annet ^a,b   Bwogi, Josephine ^c   Mugyenyi, Possy ^b   Kabwongera, Eva ^e   Lewis, Rosamund F ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

developing countries; mass campaigns; Measles control; surveillance; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEASLES; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UGANDA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFANT; MEASLES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UGANDA;

EID: 70349565377     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czp008     Document Type: Article

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