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The Banking on Health Project and Expanding Quality Family Planning in the Private Sector

The Banking on Health project expands access to financing for private health providers, thereby improving their capacity to deliver high-quality reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) services. Many providers cite access to financing as a key impediment to growing their businesses and improving the quality of their services. Clinicians who do not have basic business- and financialmanagement skills often run private health care enterprises. These providers struggle to operate their practices viably and access financing. To expand RH/FP in the private sector, it is important not just to consider clinical issues but also to address the business constraints that providers face.