International Health
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , March 2010

Integration of malaria and HIV/AIDS prevention services through the private sector in Uganda

  • A.K. Mbonye

      Affiliations

    • Ministry of Health, Department of Community Health, Box 7272, Kampala, Uganda
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +256 772 411668; fax: +256 41 321572.
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  • K.S. Hansen

      Affiliations

    • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Health Policy Unit, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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  • F. Wamono

      Affiliations

    • Makerere University, Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, PO Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda
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  • P. Magnussen

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health Research and Development; Faculty of Life sciences, University of Copenhagen, Uganda

Received 30 June 2009 ,Revised 24 August 2009 ,Accepted 30 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.inhe.2009.11.003

International Health
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , March 2010

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