Parasite-based malaria diagnosis: Are Health Systems in Uganda equipped enough to implement the policy?

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Kyabayinze, Daniel J ^a,b   Achan, Jane ^c   Nakanjako, Damalie ^c   Mpeka, Betty ^a   Mawejje, Henry ^a   Mugizi, Rukaaka ^a   Kalyango, Joan N ^c   Dalessandro, Umberto ^d,e   Talisuna, Ambrose ^c,f   Jean Pierre, Van Geertruyden ^g  

^a MALARIA CONSORTIUM   (United Kingdom)

^b Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^e MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALARIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UGANDA;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALARIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UGANDA;

EID: 84865301509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-695     Document Type: Article

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