Journal:
:international journal of health policy and management
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nathaniel lohman
department of global health, university of washington, seattle, wa, usa amy hagopian
department of global health, university of washington, seattle, wa, usa samuel abimerech luboga
faculty of health sciences, makerere university, kampala, uganda bert stover
department of health services, university of washington, seattle, wa, usa travis lim
division of global hiv and tuberculosis, atlanta, ga, usa frederick makumbi
faculty of health sciences, makerere university, kampala, uganda noah kiwanuka
background vertically oriented global health initiatives (ghis) addressing the hiv/aids epidemic, including the president’s emergency plan for aids relief (pepfar), have successfully contributed to reducing hiv/aids related morbidity and mortality. however, there is still debate about whether these disease-specific programs have improved or harmed health systems overall, especially with respect...