Partnering on education for health: Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences and the University of California San Francisco

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Pallangyo, Kisali ^a   Debas, Haile T ^b   Lyamuya, Eligius ^a   Loeser, Helen ^b   Mkony, Charles A ^a   O'Sullivan, Patricia S ^b   Kaaya, Ephata E ^a   MacFarlane, Sarah B ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

global health; health professions education; partnerships; Tanzania; workforce

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; TANZANIA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CALIFORNIA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TANZANIA;

EID: 84871426236     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2012.40     Document Type: Review

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