Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa

BMC International Health and Human Rights

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sambo, Luis Gomes ^a   Kirigia, Joses Muthuri ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

African region; Health facilities; Health financing; Health interventions; Health systems; Health technologies; Health workforce; Information; Leadership and governance; Universal health coverage

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DENTIST; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEADERSHIP; MALARIA; MIDWIFE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RADIOTHERAPY UNIT; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TUBERCULOSIS; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; INSURANCE; INVESTMENT; MANPOWER; MEDICAL CARE; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; MALARIA; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; TUBERCULOSIS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84946413239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472698X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12914-014-0028-5     Document Type: Article

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