Viewing the Kenyan health system through an equity lens: Implications for universal coverage

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chuma, Jane ^a,b   Okungu, Vincent ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; EQUITY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FRAGMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INCOME; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; STATE ROLE; VULNERABILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; KENYA; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; SANITATION; TAX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABUJA [NIGERIA]; KENYA; NIGERIA;

EID: 79957491936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-22     Document Type: Article

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