Assessing the contributions of private health facilities in a pioneer private-public partnership in childhood immunization in Nigeria

Journal of Public Health in Africa

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 40-42

  Oluoha, Chukwuemeka ^a   Umeh, Chukwuemeka ^b   Ahaneku, Hycienth ^c  

^a Abia state Primary Health Care Agency   (Nigeria)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Immunization; Nigeria; Privatepublic partnership

Indexed keywords

DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; VACCINE; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; NIGERIA; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85007283938     PISSN: 20389922     EISSN: 20389930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2014.297     Document Type: Article

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