Community-based intervention packages facilitated by NGOs demonstrate plausible evidence for child mortality impact

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 204-216

  Ricca, Jim ^a   Kureshy, Nazo ^b   Leban, Karen ^c   Prosnitz, Debra ^a   Ryan, Leo ^a  

^a MCHIP   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c Global Health Security Agenda   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health; community mobilization; Millennium Development Goals; non governmental organizations; outcomes

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN;

EID: 84896802385     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czt005     Document Type: Article

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