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Private Providers: A Vast Untapped Resource to Improve Women's Health

A well-known definition is derived from social franchising and includes a group of providers who offer a set of services, with quality standards and set low price, and who have been trained in clinical and business skills. A broader definition is: an affiliation of independent health service providers under an umbrella structure or organization to provide health services. Networks can be purely for profit, not-for-profit, or mixed and may include a public-private partnership.