Availability of guidelines and policy documents for enhancing performance of practitioners at the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Gaborone, Tlokweng and Mogoditshane, Republic of Botswana

Yohana James Mashalla; Enoch Sepako; Vincent Setlhare; Mpho Chuma; Maureen Bulang; Amos Yared Massele

doi:10.5897/JPHE2016.0812

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Public Health and Epidemiology

Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2316
DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 655

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Availability of guidelines and policy documents for enhancing performance of practitioners at the Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in Gaborone, Tlokweng and Mogoditshane, Republic of Botswana

Yohana James Mashalla

Yohana James Mashalla
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Enoch Sepako

Enoch Sepako
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Vincent Setlhare

Vincent Setlhare
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Mpho Chuma

Mpho Chuma
Department of Public Health Botswana, School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Maureen Bulang

Maureen Bulang
Ghanzi District Council, Botswana.
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Amos Yared Massele

Amos Yared Massele
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Article Number - 45EEE0559688
Vol.8(8), pp. 127-135 , August 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPHE2016.0812

Received: 03 February 2016
Accepted: 26 May 2016
Published: 31 August 2016

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