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Improving Quality in the Private Sector
PSP-One staff presented this PowerPoint at the 2006 Global Health Conference. The presentation discusses the quality improvement package developed for both private health sector providers and supervisors (when applicable). The package effectively identifies quality gaps, develops a short, medium…
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Qualitative Research for a Zinc Treatment Program in Nepal: Findings and Recommendations
This study provides results of formative research conducted in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal in focus group sessions with caregivers from varying socio-economic subgroups and in-depth interviews with 30 pharmacists. Diarrhea symptoms and danger signs are well-understood. Oral rehydration therapy…
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Country : Nepal
Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
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Designing Health & Population Programs to Reach the Poor
The need to improve the health of the poor is urgent, but many health programs fail to serve them well. The recent report, Designing Health & Population Programs to Reach the Poor, explains why the poor typically receive less health care than the rich and describes approaches used…
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Getting Down to Business: Expanding the Private Commercial Sector's Role in Meeting Reproductive Health Needs
Population Action International (PAI) is dedicated to advancing policies and programs that slow population growth, in order to enhance the quality of life for all people. This 80-page report looks at the private sector's role in helping to meet the increasing demand for good quality reproductive…
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality
PSP-One On-Line Conference Agenda
PSP-One, USAID, and The World Bank will be hosting an On-Line Conference November 13-18, 2006, entitled "Expanding Health Service Access, Quality, and Equity in Developing Countries: The Role of the Private Sector." You may download the full agenda here.
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Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
National Health Conference (NHC) - 2006
The following Powerpoint presentation discusses Nigeria's forthcoming National Health Conference, which will take place November 28-29, 2006, and is being organized through a Prive-Public Partnership between the government of Nigeria, the civil society, and development partners.
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Country : Nigeria
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Public-Private Partnership and Nigeria's Development
Public-Private partnerships, or PPP, relate to perceptions and practices affecting public private sector relationships in ensuring national/global health, development and well-being of the society, and the conceptual aspects of such relationships, including the role of the key players in…
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Country : Nigeria
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Public-Private Partnerships For Sustainable Community-Based HIV/AIDS Advocacy
Public-private partnership - also called PPP or P3 - is a system in which a government service or private business venture is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector organizations or companies, including NGOs. Advocacy, on other hand, is the process…
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Contamination of drinking water between source and point-of-use in rural households of South Africa and Zimbabwe: implications for monitoring the Millennium Development Goal for water.
Aims: To assess contamination of drinking water in rural Zimbabwe and South Africa Methods: We conducted a cohort study of 254 children aged 12-24 months in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe. In dry and wet seasons, we measured water quality, using the indicator organism E. coli, at improved and…
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Health Area: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
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Zinc Supplementation for the Treatment of Diarrhea in Infants in Pakistan, India and Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE: This randomized, placebo controlled trial was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of 10-mg zinc supplementation for the treatment of acute diarrhea in infants. METHODS: A total of 1110 infants aged 28 days to 5 months with acute diarrhea were enrolled and randomized to receive…
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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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