“We come as friends”: approaches to social accountability by health committees in Northern Malawi
Abstract Background In Malawi, as in many low-and middle-income countries, health facility committees (HFCs) are involved in the governance of health services. Little is known about the approaches they use and the challenges they face. This study explores how HFCs monitor the quality of health servi...
Main Authors: | Elsbet Lodenstein, Joyce M. Molenaar, Christine Ingemann, Kondwani Botha, Jenipher Jere Mkandawire, Loan Liem, Jacqueline E. W. Broerse, Marjolein Dieleman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4069-2 |
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