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Private Sector Engagement in HIV/AIDS and Health in the Eastern Caribbean

This brief is a summary of health systems and private sector assessments conducted in six countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) in 2011. It highlights how increased collaboration and coordination between the public and private sectors might improve a country’s capacity to lead, finance, manage, and sustain the delivery of high-quality health services, including HIV prevention, care, and treatment. The brief synthesizes private sector findings and recommendations from the assessments according to the World Health Organization health systems strengthening framework. The overall goal is to maximize the contributions of the private sector to strengthen health systems and sustain national HIV responses in the region.