Elements of effective community engagement: Lessons from a targeted malaria elimination study in Lao PDR (Laos)

Global Health Action

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Adhikari, Bipin ^a,b,c   Pell, Christopher ^d,e   Phommasone, Koukeo ^f   Soundala, Xayaphone ^f   Kommarasy, Palingnaphone ^f   Pongvongsa, Tiengkham ^g   Henriques, Gisela ^a   Day, Nicholas P J ^a,b   Mayxay, Mayfong ^b,f,h   Cheah, Phaik Yeong ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e AMSTERDAM INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^f MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^g Savannakhet Provincial Health Department   (Laos)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

Author keywords

Community; Community engagement; Elimination; Laos; Malaria; Mass drug administrations

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LAOS; LEADERSHIP; MALARIA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; VOLUNTEER;

ANTIMALARIALS; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; LAOS; LEADERSHIP; MALARIA; VOLUNTEERS;

EID: 85030706575     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1366136     Document Type: Article

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