The size, characteristics and partnership networks of the health-related non-profit sector in three regions of South Africa: Implications of changing primary health care policy for community-based care

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 742-752

  Van Pletzen, Ermien ^a   Zulliger, R ^b   Moshabela, M ^c   Schneider, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community based care; Health related non profit organizations; Policy on primary health care; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84892659041     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt058     Document Type: Article

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