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Extending Health Insurance to Informal Sector Workers in Nicaragua
In January 2007, the government of Nicaragua initiated a demonstration project that extended the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute's (INSS') formal sector health insurance program to informal sector workers using MFIs as delivery channels. By offering the INSS' basic package of services and…
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Scaling Up a Last Mile Social Franchise in Ghana
In September 2008, Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One) conducted an assessment to identify support strategies for the MicroBusiness for Health (MBH) franchise being piloted by Freedom from Hunger (FFH) in Ghana. In this social franchise, a neighborhood rural woman becomes the local sales…
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Examining the Role of the Private Sector in HIV Prevention and Treatment: Focus on Financing and Utilization
Recently, there has been an unprecedented increase in financing the HIV/AIDS response, driven by three major funders: the President's Emergency Program for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM), and the World Bank Multi-country AIDS Program. This donor…
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Expanding TB Services to the Private Health Sector in Ethiopia
The Private Sector Program-Ethiopia (PSP-E) is focused on increasing the capacity of private sector health care providers to deliver HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) services. Abt Associates Inc., the lead PSP-E partner, works with Population Services International, IntraHealth International, and…
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Targeting High-Risk Groups through Mobile HIV Counseling and Testing and Referral Services
HIV/AIDS presents serious demographic, social, economic, and developmental challenges in Ethiopia. The HIV prevalence among adults age 15-49 is estimated to be 2.1% (Single Point HIV Prevalence Estimate, Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office [HAPCO], June 2007). Knowledge of HIV status…
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Integrating TB/HIV Services in Private Clinics in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a national case detection rate of 27%, and is ranked seventh in tuberculosis (TB) prevalence among high-burden countries (Global Tuberculosis Control Report, World Health Organization [WHO] 2008). In addition, the growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia has contributed to a…
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Increasing Access to TB/HIV Services through Workplace Programs
Both HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) are major health problems in Ethiopia. Recent data indicate that 2.1 percent of adults age 15-49 (7.7 percent in urban areas and 0.9 percent in rural areas) are HIV-positive (Single Point HIV Prevalence Estimate, Federal HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office…
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Distribution of Most-at-Risk Population Groups and Their Perceptions Towards HIV/AIDS: A Baseline Survey in Amhara Region for the Implementation of Mobile HIV Counseling and Testing
The Private Sector Program-Ethiopia (PSP-Ethiopia) conducted this HIV counseling and testing (HCT) assessment in collaboration with Amhara Regional Health Bureau in four towns in the Amhara National Regional State to inform the design of mobile HCT services. PSP-Ethiopia, led by Abt Associates…
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Assessing the Role of the Private Health Sector in HIV/AIDS Service Delivery in Ethiopia
The private health sector has the potential to help Ethiopia meet its goal of universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care. However, as in many countries, the role of the private health sector in delivering HIV/AIDS services is not well understood. Better information on private…
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Stigma and Discrimination in HIV Counseling and Testing Services in the Private Health Sector in Guatemala: A Qualitative Study
This document discusses the outcomes of a qualitative study conducted in 2007 and 2008 by the PSP-One project in three departments in Guatemala (Guatemala, Izabal and Quetzaltenango). The objectives of the study were:
- To describe the knowledge and practices of private clinic and…
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Country : Guatemala
Health Area: HIV/AIDS
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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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