Implementation research to catalyze advances in health systems strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa: The African Health Initiative

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Sherr, Kenneth ^a,b   Requejo, Jennifer Harris ^c   Basinga, Paulin ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b HEALTH ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^e BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84878617130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-S2-S1     Document Type: Review

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