ICCM policy analysis: Strategic contributions to understanding its character, design and scale up in sub-Saharan Africa

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages ii3-ii11

  George, Asha ^a   Rodríguez, Daniela C ^a   Rasanathan, Kumanan ^b   Brandes, Neal ^c   Bennett, Sara ^a  

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

^b UNICEF   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Child health; community case management; policy analysis; policy process

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84951574880     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czv096     Document Type: Review

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