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Firm-Level Perspectives on Public Sector Engagement with Private Healthcare Providers

“Firm-Level Perspectives on Public Sector Engagement with Private Healthcare Providers: Survey Evidence from Ghana and Kenya,” explores the private health sector in sub Saharan Africa and its need for improvement. In this study, private health facilities in Kenya and Ghana were surveyed to understand the extent to which and how governments interact and engage with these facilities. Overall, findings suggest that there may be considerable untapped potential for greater engagement with private health facilities—particularly pharmacies. Improving engagement will likely help governments with limited resources to better take advantage of the private sector capacity to meet access and equity objectives and to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.