Donor and domestic financing of primary health care in low income countries

Health Systems and Reform

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 72-88

  Shaw, R Paul ^a   Wang, Hong ^b   Kress, Daniel ^b   Hovig, Dana ^b  

^a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ^*  (Canada)

^b BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; Donor financing; Ethiopia; Health care financing; Health system strengthening; National health accounts; Nigeria; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978416633     PISSN: 23288604     EISSN: 23288620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23288604.2014.996413     Document Type: Article

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