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Private Sector Project for Women’s Health: A Legacy of Partnership for Innovation and Change 2005-2012

This final report summarizes the results and lessons learned of the seven-year Private Sector Project for Women’s Health (2005-2012). The overall goal of the project was to improve the health of Jordanian women and (by extension) their families through public-private partnership.

Key project results: 

• Pursued a community outreach strategy to educate nearly 1.5 million low-income women and trigger demand for women’s health services through referrals and vouchers
• Formulated the “Enhancing Quality in Private Providers" (EQuiPP) approach to improve quality of women’s health services among 1,790 physicians in the private sector
• Helped launch a national program to promote early detection of breast cancer, which reduced late stage detection from 70% in 2006 to 41% in 2009 
• Teamed with private partners in 17 hospitals to improve detection, treatment and care for female survivors of domestic violence