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Institutionalizing Community Health Services in Kenya: A Policy and Practice Journey

Salim Hussein, Lilian Otiso, Maureen Kimani, Agatha Olago, John Wanyungu, Daniel Kavoo, Rose Njiraini, Sila Kimanzi and Robinson Karuga
Global Health: Science and Practice March 2021, 9(Supplement 1):S25-S31; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00430
Salim Hussein
aKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Lilian Otiso
bLVCT Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  • For correspondence: lilian.otiso@lvcthealth.org
Maureen Kimani
aKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Agatha Olago
aKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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John Wanyungu
aKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Daniel Kavoo
aKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Rose Njiraini
cKenya Country Office, United Nations Children's Fund, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Sila Kimanzi
dU.S. Agency for International Development, Nairobi, Kenya.
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vol. 9 no. Supplement 1 S25-S31
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00430
PubMed 
33727318

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Global Health: Science and Practice
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2169-575X
History 
  • Received: August 31, 2020
  • Accepted: January 7, 2021
  • Published online March 16, 2021.

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© Hussein et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00430

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  1. Salim Husseina,
  2. Lilian Otisob⇑,
  3. Maureen Kimania,
  4. Agatha Olagoa,
  5. John Wanyungua,
  6. Daniel Kavooa,
  7. Rose Njirainic,
  8. Sila Kimanzid,
  9. Robinson Karugab
  1. aKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
  2. bLVCT Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
  3. cKenya Country Office, United Nations Children's Fund, Nairobi, Kenya.
  4. dU.S. Agency for International Development, Nairobi, Kenya.
  1. Correspondence to Lilian Otiso (lilian.otiso{at}lvcthealth.org).
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Salim Hussein, Lilian Otiso, Maureen Kimani, Agatha Olago, John Wanyungu, Daniel Kavoo, Rose Njiraini, Sila Kimanzi, Robinson Karuga
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Global Health: Science and Practice Mar 2021, 9 (Supplement 1) S25-S31; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00430
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