Resource Planning for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control Programs: Feasibility Study of the Tool for Integrated Planning and Costing (TIPAC)
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Kathryn R. Crowley, Hannah Frawley, Jennifer Einberg, Brian K. Chu, Molly A. Brady, Roland Oscar, Mireille Jeudi, Anne-Marie Desormeaux, Karleen Coly, Abdel N. Direny, Garib D. Thakur, Raj K. Pokharel, Shekhar Sharma, Dharmpal P. Raman, Santigie Sesay, Mustapha Sonnie, Bernard Kilembe, Upendo Mwingira, Aya Yajima Resource planning for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control Programs: feasibility study of the Tool for Integrated Planning and Costing (TIPAC) Article (Published version) (Refereed)
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From Innovation to Application Resource Planning for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control Programs: Feasibility Study of the Tool for Integrated Planning and Costing (TIPAC)
1 RTI International, Washington, D.C., United States of America, 2 LSE Health, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom, 3 Iota Ink LLC, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, 4 The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America, 5 Ministry of Public Health and Population, Port au Prince, Haiti, 6 IMA World Health, New Windsor, M...
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