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The Private Sector’s Role in Providing HIV Services in Ivory Coast

The SHOPS project analyzed data on past HIV spending to identify ways that donors and the government of Ivory Coast can better leverage the private health sector in the HIV response. Despite the fact that subsidized services in public sector facilities are readily available, SHOPS found that antiretroviral therapy coverage is low. The project also found that the country’s HIV response is highly dependent on donors, which accounted for nearly 90 percent of HIV spending in 2008. There is clearly an opportunity to scale up the provision of antiretroviral therapy in the private sector, where patients may experience shorter wait times and greater perceived confidentiality.