PEPFAR'S past and future efforts to cut costs, improve efficiency, and increase the impact of global HIV programs

Health Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1553-1560

  Holmes, Charles B ^a   Blandford, John M ^b   Sangrujee, Nalinee ^c   Stewart, Scott R ^d   DuBois, Amy ^a   Smith, Tyler R ^a   Martin, Julia C ^a   Gavaghan, Ann ^a   Ryan, Caroline A ^c   Goosby, Eric P ^e  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

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

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

^d UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e Office of the US Global AIDS ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION; PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84866273459     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.0562     Document Type: Article

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