Building capacities of elected national representatives to interpret and to use evidence for health-related policy decisions: A case study from Botswana

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 475-488

  Cockcroft, Anne ^a   Masisi, Mokgweetsi ^b   Thabane, Lehana ^c   Andersson, Neil ^d,e  

^a CIET TRUST BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b Office of the President   (Botswana)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

elected representatives; evidence based planning; HIV; training

Indexed keywords

BOTSWANA; CAPACITY BUILDING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANPOWER; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BOTSWANA; CAPACITY BUILDING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84949125706     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2014.30     Document Type: Article

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