Short-term consultancy and collaborative evaluation in a post-conflict and humanitarian setting: Lessons from Afghanistan

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 180-188

  Ridde, Valéry ^a,b   Goossens, Sylvie ^c   Shakir, Sahibullah ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Institut de Recherche des Sciences de la santé IRSS du CNRST   (Canada)

^c MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^d Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Consultancy; Participative evaluation; Utilization

Indexed keywords

HUMANITARIAN AID; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CONFLICT; STAKEHOLDER;

AFGHANISTAN; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; TIME;

AFGHANISTAN; ALTRUISM; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

AFGHANISTAN;

EID: 82855182024     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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