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Social Marketing Zinc to Improve Diarrhea Treatment Practices - Findings and Lessons Learned from Cambodia
Diarrhea is one of the main causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in low-income settings and Cambodia is no exception. Data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) in 2005 indicate that 20% of children under the age of five had diarrhea in the two weeks preceding the survey…
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Why Policy Matters: Regulatory Barriers to Better Primary Care in Africa - Two Private Sector Examples
The Abt Associates led-PSP-One project developed this Policy Brief that examines the recent experiences in Zambia and Ethiopia that illustrate why policy matters for developing the private health sector and explains the regulatory barriers to primary care in Africa.
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EE Powerpoint Presentation
This is a review presentation based on the PSP-One report, Maximizing Private Sector Contribution to Family Planning in the Europe & Eurasia Region. The powerpoint goes through a context analysis and review of strategies to sustain support for the issue. The presentation was given…
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Training Family Medicine Practitioners at the Family Medicine Training Center in Issyk-Kul Oblast
Since 1996, Issyk-Kul Oblast has been one of Kyrgyzstan's key health reform demonstration sites, with an emphasis on primary care as the main vehicle of reform. ZdravReform has been working with the authorities there to facilitate a program of training doctors and trainers in family medicine in…
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Quality Improvement Steps
This is a PowerPoint presentation that outlines the necessary steps to implement a logical sequence of activities that will lead to improved quality of care to patients, through identification of issues, understanding of their causes, and interventions to address them.
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Impact of Health Insurance on the Use of Family Planning and Maternal Health Services
Health insurance and prepayment schemes are becoming increasingly popular in developing countries. Parallel to this trend are attempts to integrate reproductive health (RH) including family planning (FP) and maternal health (MH) into the mainstream of health financing.
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Public Policy and Franchising Reproductive Health: Current Evidence and Future Directions
A joint guidance note from PSP-One and WHO on Private Sector provision of reproductive health and family planning services. The note is based a consultation meeting entitled "Public Policy and Franchising Reproductive Health: Current Evidence and Future Directions" held in Geneva…
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Quality Improvement Package for Midwives and Supervisors
Promoting and evaluating quality care is a priority for anyone delivering, organizing, or monitoring clinical services. At the individual level, improved quality of care ensures clients receive respectful treatment by technically competent providers. At the population or community level, greater…
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Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage Options in Developing Countries: A Review of Current Implementation Practices
This article summarizes five of the most common household water treatment and storage options including chlorination, filtration (biosand and ceramic), solar disinfection, combined filtration/chlorination, and combined flocculation/chlorination, and describes implementation strategies for each…
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PSP Jordan USAID Brief - VAW
USAID brief on the Private Sector for Women's Health Project and its recent activities in Jordan.
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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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