The private health sector is increasingly dominating service provision in Low-and-Middle income countries (LMICs). It has thus emerged as a critical stakeholder in achieving UHC and Health Security. The Country Connector aims to raise awareness about the role of the private health sector in the provision of equitable, quality and essential health services. It also seeks to develop guidance and considerations for the effective engagement of the private health sector in different programme areas.
This book draws on a wide range of country experience to provide a judicious blend of practical advice and useful information on health services privatization issues. It discusses how to assess the potential for private sector
SafeCare standards are divided into 13 different categories, covering full range medical to non-medical aspects of care and ranging from small health shops to large district hospitals.
This primer endorses the importance of market segmentation to overall market growth. The primer serves the following purposes: (1) introduce the purpose, theory, process, and approaches for segmenting markets to increase family
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
The report provides an overview of the context, rationale, and role of the private sector in primary health care delivery, particularly as primary health care is evolving and repositioning in the new health care ecology. It
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
This brief and literature review report synthesize information on the private sector’s role in delivering immunization services to zero-dose children as well as the barriers and enablers facing the private sector in providing
This brief focuses on service delivery by the private sector, the role of both non-profit (such as non-government and faith-based organizations) and for-profit entities in helping to establish new vaccination sites, staff, and
This technical report updates and summarizes the evidence base on private sector engagement (PSE) for immunization service delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using a new analytical framework developed by MOMENTUM
The African Health Markets for Equity (AHME) project, jointly funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by a partnership of organizations led by
The Family Planning Market Analyzer combines data from Demographic and Health Surveys and FP2020's projections of modern contraceptive prevalence (mCPR) to allow users to explore potential scenarios for a total market approach
This document provides guidance to mainstreaming, establishing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating partnerships between the Government of Uganda (GOU) and the private health sector within the existing laws
This toolkit offers step-by-step guidance on using data analytics to monitor health provider payment systems, identify trends, track whether payment systems are supporting health system objectives, and get timely information on
This guidance aims to provide a practical guide for setting up an external evaluation program at both a national and an organizational level. It will help governments and policy makers to identify and determine health systems’
This process-orientated guide is intended for organizations working with private health care providers, as well as for health financing experts. It provides technical guidance, templates, and practical country examples for
