An analysis of Liberia's 2007 national health policy: lessons for health systems strengthening and chronic disease care in poor, post-conflict countries

Globalization and Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lee, Patrick T ^a,b,c   Kruse, Gina R ^a,b,c   Chan, Brian T ^a,b,c   Massaquoi, Moses B F ^d,e   Panjabi, Rajesh R ^a,b,c   Dahn, Bernice T ^e   Gwenigale, Walter T ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Tiyatien Health   (Liberia)

^d CLINTON HEALTH ACCESS INITIATIVE   (United States)

^e MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Liberia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DATA MANAGEMENT; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; PRIORITIZATION; RURAL AREA; STAKEHOLDER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIBERIA; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

LIBERIA [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 80053601559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-7-37     Document Type: Article

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