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The private sector in health service delivery: an operational definition

This brief provides an operational definition of the private sector in health service delivery.

Engagement with the private sector in health for the COVID-19 response in the EMR

This document provides comparative synthesis of country experience on private sector engagement as part of the COVID-19 response in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR), with a specific focus on health service delivery The

Advancing country’s capacity to govern the private sector in health

A brief about WHO's progression model for the governance of mixed health systems

Enabling the Private Health Sector in the National Response to COVID-19: Six Current Policy Challenges

This document identifies and frames the policy challenges that low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing in enabling the domestic private health sector to support the national response to COVID-19.

How to Engage the Private Health Sector to Tackle COVID-19?

This note outlines options for private sector engagement to support the COVID-19 containment phase as part of a low- and middle-income pandemic response.

Engagement of Private/Nongovernmental Health Providers in Immunization Service Delivery

This WHO Guidance Note on Engagement of private/non-governmental health providers in immunization service delivery highlights areas for potential collaboration and action to enhance equity, quality and scope of vaccination

Strategy Report: Engaging the private health service delivery sector through governance in mixed health systems

This is the Strategy recommended WHO's Advisory Group on the Governance of the Private Sector for UHC for WHO's work on a new way of doing business for health system governance.

Private sector landscape in mixed health systems

This is a collection of studies on engaging the private sector in heath commissioned by WHO to support its Strategy Report.

The private sector, universal health coverage and primary health care

This document focuses on the first component of primary health care and provides an overview of the role of the private sector in health systems in terms of providing goods and health services, particularly in primary care

The private sector and universal health coverage

This article underlines that ignoring the role of the private sector in national efforts towards UHC is not an option, and suggest an approach to managing, and where appropriate, engaging the private sector as part of efforts to

A review of approaches to private sector engagement in Africa

The WHO’s Health Systems Governance Unit together with the WHO region for Africa and the WHO region for the Eastern Mediterranean undertook a joint landscaping to better understand current approaches to engage with the private

Equitable access to COVID-19 tools. Aligning the private sector with national response efforts.

This rapid review documents behaviours and practices of some private health sector actors in response to the surges in demand for COVID-related products and services, providing recommended actions for governments in stewarding the

Understanding the private health sector in Tunisia

This report summarizes the operational environment of the private health sector in Tunisia. The assessment was part of a regional assessment project of the private health sector in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region between 2019

Governance of the private healthcare sector: A scoping review of approaches, effectiveness, and enablers

The private sector’s role in healthcare is growing across many settings. However, the sector remains under-governed in many contexts, particularly in low- and middle income countries. Further, the understanding of the evidence