Malaria community health workers in Myanmar: A cost analysis

Malaria Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Kyaw, Shwe Sin ^a   Drake, Tom ^a,b   Thi, Aung ^c   Kyaw, Myat Phone ^d   Hlaing, Thaung ^c   Smithuis, Frank M ^e,f   White, Lisa J ^a,b   Lubell, Yoel ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL OXFORD TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Health   (Myanmar)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Myanmar)

^e Medical Action Myanmar   (Myanmar)

^f Myanmar   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Community health worker; Cost; Cost analysis; Economic evaluation; Malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MYANMAR; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMICS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; HUMANS; MYANMAR;

EID: 84955302740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1102-3     Document Type: Article

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