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Creating Markets for Long-Acting Methods of Family Planning in Bangladesh
A two-page overview of the initiatives planned by SHOPS to establish long-acting methods of family planning as a viable service market among select private sector facilities and providers in Bangladesh.
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Health Area: Family Planning
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Strengthening Diarrhea Management Outcomes through the Private Sector
A one-page overview of the SHOPS diarrhea management team's work implementing new programs that focus on expanding access to low-cost ORS and zinc treatment products; working with local manufacturers of zinc products to assure quality and widespread distribution; developing demand creation media…
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Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing
Zinc for the treatment of diarrhoea: effect on diarrhoea morbidity, mortality and incidence of future episodes
Zinc supplementation for the treatment of diarrhoea has been shown to decrease the duration and severity of the diarrhoeal episode, diarrhoea hospitalization rates and, in some studies, all-cause mortality. Using multiple outcome measures, this study found that zinc supplementation decreased the…
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Netcare: A Model of Sustainable Healthcare Delivery in Africa
Reviews outcome of public-private partnership to finance hospital in Lesotho.
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Samwel Ogillo Interview
Transcript of an interview conducted by Barbara O'Hanlon with Samwel Ogillo, director of the Association of Private Health Facilities in Tanzania. Second in a series of interviews conducted by Network for Africa.
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SHOPS project expert: Dineo Dawn Pereko, Namibia Country Representative
Dineo Dawn Pereko, SHOPS Namibia country representative, is a pharmacist by training with over 15 years of experience in pharmacy services, industry, and regulation. Over a cup of tea, Pereko discusses the importance of facilitating collaboration among the various public and private health…
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Louis Nortey Interview
Transcript of the interview with Louis Nortey, president of the Private Health Sector Alliance of Ghana. First in a series of interviews conducted by Network for Africa.
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Preparing Private Hospitals to Manage Gender-Based Violence
A 2007 Demographic Health Survey in Jordan found that violence against women is both common and often seen as acceptable. Approximately one-third of ever-married women age 15-49 reported they had been hit, slapped, kicked, or subjected to some other form of physical violence. The same survey…
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Technical Area: Gender, Provider Quality
Increasing Family Planning Access and Choice
As of 2011, Marie Stopes International had established clinical outreach programs in 26 countries. This report reviews the lessons learned from various programs. Important takeaways are: unmet reproductive health and family planning needs require identification based on survey data; the…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality
Using Mobile Finance to Reimburse Sexual and Reproductive Health Vouchers in Madagascar
This case study examines a voucher reimbursement program pioneered by Marie Stopes Madagascar (MSM). MSM set up a subsidized voucher program to increase poor people’s access to voluntary family planning services. Instead of traditional payment methods, MSM experimented with reimbursement via…
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Country : Madagascar
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Technical Area: Health Financing
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What is the Market Development Approach?
- What is the Market Development Approach (MDA) Process for Family Planning, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health? Brief #1 of 4 in a series on the MDA
- What is the Market System Framework and Its Role in Developing Family Planning, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Markets? Brief #2 of 4 in a series on the MDA
- What are Key Terms Used in a Market Development Approach for Health? Brief #3 of 4 in a series on the MDA
- The Meaning and Importance of Stewardship in Developing Family Planning, and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Markets. Brief #4 of 4 in a series on the MDA
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