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FHM ENGAGE DATA AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT Mapping of data availability to measure the overall size of the private sector across FP2020 focus countries and comparison of existing estimates for FP market size 1.4.B

The private health sector includes all non-state actors involved in health, both for-profit and non-for-profit entities, formal and informal providers, as well as domestic and international actors. The heterogeneous private sector has been an important source of healthcare services and product provision in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including family planning (FP). To facilitate an enabling environment for sustainable health transactions, particularly on FP, and maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), among other health products and services, it is crucial to understand the collective capacity of the private sector in providing health care services and products.