Aid effectiveness in rebuilding the Afghan health system: A reflection

Global Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL.1, 2014, Pages

  Dalil, Suraya ^a   Newbrander, William ^b   Loevinsohn, Benjamin ^c   Naeem, Ahmad Jan ^a   Griffin, James ^d   Salama, Peter ^e   Momand, Faiz Mohammad ^f  

^a Ministry of Public Health   (Afghanistan)

^b Management Sciences for Health Center for Health Services   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

^d International Relief and Development Inc   (United States)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f US Agency for International Development   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; aid effectiveness; donor alignment; donors; ownership

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACT; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXPERIENCE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

AFGHANISTAN; CAPACITY BUILDING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OWNERSHIP;

EID: 84904539993     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2014.918162     Document Type: Article

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