How health systems in sub-Saharan Africa can benefit from tuberculosis and other infectious disease programmes

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1194-1199

  Harries, Anthony D ^a,b,e   Jensen, P M ^c   Zachariah, R ^d   Rusen, I D ^a   Enarson, D A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

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

^c RESULTS Educational Fund   (United States)

^d MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^e International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health systems; HIV AIDS; Primary health care; sub Saharan Africa; TB control programmes

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL FUND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70350110246     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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