An assessment of opportunities and challenges for public sector involvement in the maternal health voucher program in Uganda

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Okal, Jerry ^a   Kanya, Lucy ^a   Obare, Francis ^a   Njuki, Rebecca ^a   Abuya, Timothy ^a   Bange, Teresah ^b   Warren, Charlotte ^a   Askew, Ian ^a   Bellows, Ben ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b Independent Consultant   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Challenges; Maternal health; Opportunities; Output based approach; Public sector engagement; Reproductive health; Vouchers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL WELFARE; MONITORING; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UGANDA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONTRACTS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LICENSURE; MATERNAL WELFARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UGANDA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84885496031     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-38     Document Type: Article

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