The challenges of budgeting in a newly introduced district health system: A case study

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-101

  Nnaji, G A ^a   Oguoma, C ^b   Nnaji, L I ^c   Nwobodo, E ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Partnership for Transforming Health Systems PATHS (DFID)   (Nigeria)

^c EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Budgeting; Challenges; District health system; Enugu state; Health management information system; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TEAMWORK; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

BUDGETS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77449107518     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690903371762     Document Type: Article

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