Using stakeholder analysis to support moves towards universal coverage: Lessons from the SHIELD project

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Gilson, Lucy ^a,b   Erasmus, Ermin ^c   Borghi, Jo ^b   MacHa, Janet ^d   Kamuzora, Peter ^e   Mtei, Gemini ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Independent Consultant ^*  (South Africa)

^d IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

insurance reform; political management; political viability; stakeholder analysis; Universal coverage

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; SOUTH AFRICA; TANZANIA; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84858182983     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs007     Document Type: Article

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