Aligning vertical interventions to health systems: A case study of the HIV monitoring and evaluation system in South Africa

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kawonga, Mary ^a   Blaauw, Duane ^a   Fonn, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health systems; HIV; Integration; Monitoring and evaluation; Vertical programme

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRICT HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD;

DATA COLLECTION; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECORDS AS TOPIC; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84856093641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-10-2     Document Type: Article

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