Why are pro-poor exemption policies in Tanzania better implemented in some districts than in others?

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Maluka, Stephen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Exemption policy; Health facility committees; Policy implementation; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH POLICY; INCENTIVE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TANZANIA;

TANZANIA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; POVERTY; TANZANIA;

EID: 84884571448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-12-80     Document Type: Article

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