Civil society organizations: Capacity to address the needs of the urban poor in Nairobi

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 404-422

  Ekirapa, Akaco ^a   Mgomella, George S ^b   Kyobutungi, Catherine ^c  

^a Morningside Office Park   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

civil society organization; health; HIV AIDS; informal settlement; Nairobi

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; ORGANIZATIONS; POVERTY AREAS; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84868098037     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.33     Document Type: Article

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