Context matters in NGO-government contracting for health service delivery: A case study from Pakistan

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 570-581

  Zaidi, Shehla ^a   Mayhew, Susannah H ^b   Cleland, John ^b   Green, Andrew T ^c  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

context; Contracting; government; NGOs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAKISTAN; POLICY; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CONTRACT SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONS; PAKISTAN; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84867552493     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czr081     Document Type: Article

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