Decentralised facility-based training as an alternative model for SLMTA implementation: The Cameroon experience

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Ndasi, Juliana ^a   Dimite, Laura ^b   Mbome, Victor ^c   Awasom, Charles ^d   Ngale, Elive ^a   Akuro, Sidney ^a   Leonard, Ewane ^a   Bolu, Omotayo ^b   Asong, Terence ^b   Njukeng, Patrick ^a   Shang, Judith ^b  

^a Global Health Systems Solution   (Cameroon)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Buea Regional Hospital   (Cameroon)

^d Bamenda Regional Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CENTRALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRENGTHENING LABORATORY MANAGEMENT TOWARD ACCREDITATION; WORKSHOP;

EID: 85042950111     PISSN: 22252002     EISSN: 22252010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v3i2.231     Document Type: Article

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