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Vouchers for health - using voucher schemes for output-based aid
This Note examines an innovative, donor-supported voucher scheme to treat and prevent sexually transmitted diseases in Nicaragua. Voucher schemes enable donors to purchase outputs rather than inputs while also offering beneficiaries a choice of provider, a feature that sets them apart from other…
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Achieving the Twin Objectives of Efficiency and Equity: Contracting Health Services in Cambodia
The Cambodia case study suggests that government contracting of the provision of health services to nongovernmental entities is not only feasible but can potentially increase the coverage of health services in a short time. Contracting could deliver interventions to reduce infant, child, and…
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AAR Health Services, Kenya: Is the Provision of Financing a Cost-Effective Intervention to Motivate the For-Profit Health Sector in the Delivery of Family Planning Services?
The USAID-funded Summa Foundation provided a direct loan to AAR Health Services, a managed care health provider in Kenya, to open two clinics in a lower income area in Nairobi. Summa also provided technical assistance to AAR in family planning service delivery and marketing and promotion. The…
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Indonesia Midwives Loan Fund: Can a Revolving Loan Fund Be Used To Encourage Private Midwifery Practices?
This paper examines the creation of a revolving loan fund by the USAID-funded Summa Foundation to provide loans to midwives in Indonesia to expand and establish their practices. This paper presents the outcomes of the Indonesia Midwives Loan Fund, and analyzes the outcomes and specific factors…
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Country Profile: India
In India, the Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) project works to improve reproductive health and child survival, as well as to increase HIV-prevention behaviors. CMS programs fall under two broad categories: promoting the use of temporary contraceptive methods (pills, injectables, and condoms…
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Health Area: Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Country Profile: Uganda
The Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) project in Uganda aims to improve reproductive, maternal, and child health. Program efforts focus on the social marketing of reproductive health products and services; increasing the capability of private sector providers to deliver affordable, quality…
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Country Profile: Philippines
In the Philippines, the Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) project works to expand and improve the private sector’s provision of family planning products and services, and to spur national dialogue on family planning policy. This profile provides an overview of the local context and discuss…
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Country Profile: Senegal
The primary objective of the Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) project in Senegal is to increase access to and use of reproductive health products and services in the private sector. This profile provides an overview of the local context and discuss program goals, design, challenges, evolution…
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Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing
Country Profile: Pakistan
In Pakistan, the Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) project supports Key Social Marketing (KSM), a local family planning program that increases access to high-quality hormonal contraceptive methods. This profile provides an overview of the local context and discuss program goals, design,…
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Country Profile: Nicaragua
The Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) project worked in Nicaragua to build the private sector’s capacity to offer high-quality and affordable health services. In pursuit of this goal, CMS established a network of clinics in areas affected by Hurricane Mitch and provided technical and financial…
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Technical Area: Networks and Franchising
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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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