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Demonstrating the Potential of Private Health Providers: Summary and Evaluation of Privatising a Reproductive Health Services Project in Uganda

This report presents the evaluation of Privatizing Uganda Reproductive Health Services (PURSE) Project, an initiative implemented by Commercial Market Strategies in Uganda. The purpose of the evaluation is to document experience and lessons learned from the PURSE Project, with the aim of informing future projects in Uganda as well as contributing to the body of knowledge of private health provider interventions for other countries. The PURSE Project interventions covered three interrelated and complementary areas. The first group of activities relate to assisting indigenous NGOs, mainly Uganda Private Midwives Association (UPMA), to achieve greater financial and institutional sustainability. The second set of interventions was targeted to improve private sector clinics by assisting private providers to improve the quality and financial viability of their private practices. Finally, selective policy interventions were implemented to create a more favorable policy environment for private sector health care. The evaluation addresses the effectiveness of these interventions in advancing private sector health care, strengthening the institutional capacity and sustainability of the NGOs, and improving the policy environment for private providers in health.