Improving resource allocation decisions for health and HIV programmes in South Africa: Bioethical, cost-effectiveness and health diplomacy considerations

Global Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 570-587

  Kevany, Sebastian ^a   Benatar, Solomon R ^b   Fleischer, Theodore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; HIV AIDS; policy; resource allocation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84882269806     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2013.790461     Document Type: Article

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