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Fight AIDS as well as the brain drain
Leaders in international health have begun to address the critical shortage of professionals in the poor regions of the world with the highest disease burden. The report Human Resources for Health: Overcoming the Crisis was issued by the Joint Learning Initiative in 2004. The 2006 World Health…
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
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Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Navigating Uncharted Waters: A Guide to the Legal and Regulatory Environment for Family Planning Services in the Private Sector
The legal and regulatory environment can have a profound affect on the feasibility of reproductive health/family planning (RH/FP) programs. Despite numerous experiences demonstrating their importance, however, most programs still fail to consider this context prior to program design, resulting…
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
The Commercial Sector's Role in Providing Long-Acting and Permanent Methods
The report, developed by the PSP-One project led by Abt Associates, provides information about the use of long-acting and permanent methods (LAPMs) and the role of the commercial sector in their provision. It examines changes in the use of LAPMs and the sources for acquiring them. Data from a…
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Pediatric Zinc as Treatment for Diarrhea
Every year approximately 1.7 million children die as a result of diarrhea and dehydration. In the majority of cases, this is preventable through exclusive breastfeeding, improved hygiene and sanitation and access to clean water, yet diarrhea is still one of the leading causes of death among…
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
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PATH's Guiding Principles for Private Sector Collaboration
PATH creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions that enable communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. Our mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.…
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RiskNet2 Annual Report, June 2006
This seven-page document contains the PSP Annual Performance Monitoring Report for RiskNet2.
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RiskNet2 Narrative Report
This 12-page report discusses Capacity Building Efforts, Gatekeeping Objectives, and Project Objectives for the PSP's Southeast Europe RiskNet2 project.
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Banking on Health One Page Brief
The Banking on Health Project improves the ability of private sector health care businesses to access credit, thereby improving their capacity to deliver high-quality reproductive health and family planning products and services. This one-pager discusses the primary approaches taken to promote…
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Technical Area: Health Financing
Increasing people's access to essential medicines in developing countries: a framework for good practice in the pharmaceutical industry
Pharmaceutical companies should use differential pricing to increase access to their medicines DFID / Department for International Development (DFID), UK , 2005. This document, from the UK Department of International Development, describes the current situation regarding access to essential…
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Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing
Point-of-Use Water Treatment Products
This one-page document provides a description of three point-of-use water treatments currently being used in developing countries as a way to reduce the prevalence of water-borne bacterial agents known to cause diarrhea. These include Safe Water Solution (SWS), Purifier of Water Pur,…
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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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