Privatisation in reproductive health services in Pakistan: Three case studies

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 18, Issue 36, 2010, Pages 13-24

  Ravindran, TK Sundari ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Pakistan; Privatisation; Public private partnerships; Reproductive health policy and programmes; Social franchising

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; INVESTMENT; MATERNAL CARE; NEWBORN CARE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PAKISTAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL MARKETING; SURVIVAL RATE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PAKISTAN; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78649406525     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(10)36536-0     Document Type: Article

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