Implementation of a systematic accountability framework in 2014 to improve the performance of the Nigerian Polio Program

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 213, Issue , 2016, Pages S96-S100

  Tegegne, Sisay G ^a   Mkanda, Pascal ^a   Yehualashet, Yared G ^a   Erbeto, Tesfaye B ^a   Touray, Kebba ^a   Nsubuga, Peter ^b   Banda, Richard ^a   Vaz, Rui G ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Global Public Health Solutions   (United States)

Author keywords

accountability framework; administrative actions; program performance; selected deliverables; staff performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; NIGERIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84966293757     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv492     Document Type: Article

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