Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 14, Issue 27 , Pages 12-23 , May 2006

Health Systems and Access to Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV in Southern Africa: Service Delivery and Human Resources Challenges

  • Helen Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • ,
  • Duane Blaauw

      Affiliations

    • Senior Researcher, Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand
    • ,
  • Lucy Gilson

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand, and Reader, Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Nzapfurundi Chabikuli

      Affiliations

    • Senior Researcher, Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand
    • ,
  • Jane Goudge

      Affiliations

    • Senior Researcher, Centre for Health Policy, University of Witwatersrand

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)27232-X

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