The need for management capacity to achieve VISION 2020 in Sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Lewallen, Susan ^a   Kello, Amir Bedri ^b  

^a Good Samaritan Foundation   (Tanzania)

^b Light for the World   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AFRICA; BLINDNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EYE CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GLAUCOMA SURGERY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; LEADERSHIP; LENS IMPLANT; MANPOWER PLANNING; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; TRICHIASIS; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLINDNESS; CAPACITY BUILDING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74049086123     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000184     Document Type: Review

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