Public-private interactions on health in South Africa: Opportunities for scaling up

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 560-569

  Kula, Nothemba ^a   Fryatt, Robert J ^a  

^a Department for International Development ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

health insurance; private sector; Public private collaborations; public private interactions; public private partnerships

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CONTRACT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOUTH AFRICA; UTILIZATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CONTRACTS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885702885     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt042     Document Type: Article

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