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Can interventions improve health services from informal private providers in low and middle-income countries? A comprehensive review of the literature

Although there are documented interventions among IPPs, there are few good quality studies. Strategies that change the market conditions for IPPs—bychanging incentives and accountability—appear more likely to succeed than those that depend on building individual capacities of IPPs. Understanding the effectiveness of these and other strategies will also require more rigorous research designs that assess contextual factors and document outcomes over longer periods.