Policy brief on improving access to artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria in the East African community

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 255-259

  Nabudere, Harriet ^a   Upunda, Gabriel L ^b   Juma, Malick ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Arusha International Conference Centre   (Tanzania)

^c and Children   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Burundi; Care access; East African Community; Health policy; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ;

AFRICA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME CARE; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PATIENT EDUCATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; TEAMWORK;

AFRICA, EASTERN; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LACTONES; MALARIA;

EID: 77953559396     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646231000019X     Document Type: Short Survey

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