Management matters: A leverage point for health systems strengthening in global health

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 411-415

  Bradley, Elizabeth H ^a   Taylor, Lauren A ^b   Cuellar, Carlos J ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Global health; Health system strengthening; Management

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GLOBAL HEALTH; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85002377953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23225939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2015.101     Document Type: Editorial

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