PEPFAR, health system strengthening, and promoting sustainability and country ownership

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages

  Palen, John ^a   El Sadr, Wafaa ^b   Phoya, Ann ^c   Imtiaz, Rubina ^d   Einterz, Robert ^e   Quain, Estelle ^d   Blandford, John ^d   Bouey, Paul ^f   Lion, Ann ^a  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

Author keywords

Country ownership; Health system strengthening; HIV AIDS; PEPFAR; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INVESTMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NAMIBIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES PRESIDENT EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84866092239     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31825d28d7     Document Type: Article

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