Abolishing user fees for children and pregnant women trebled uptake of malaria-related interventions in Kangaba, Mali

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Ponsar, Frédérique ^a   Van Herp, Michel ^a   Zachariah, Rony ^b   Gerard, Séco ^a   Philips, Mit ^a   Jouquet, Guillaume ^a  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^b Brussels Operational Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

children; health services; malaria; Mali; pregnancy; User fees

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECONOMICS; FEE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALI; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALI; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 80455125793     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr068     Document Type: Article

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