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An Assessment of Community-Based Health Financing Activities in Uganda
The Partners for Health Reformplus Project (PHRplus), in conjunction with the Uganda Community Based Health Financing Association (UCBHFA), conducted an assessment of community-based health financing (CBHF) schemes in Uganda. The purpose of the assessment was to identify good practices/models…
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A New Face for Private Providers in Developing Countries: What Implications for Public Health?
The use of private health care providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is widespread and is the subject of considerable debate. We review here a new model of private primary care provision emerging in South Africa, in which commercial companies provide standardized primary care…
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The Potential Market for Expanded Private-Sector Family Planning in the Philippines
The Philippines, with a population of 80 million and an annual growth rate of 2.36 percent, had 3.2 million women using modern family planning methods in 1998. This number is projected to grow to 5.8 million by 2007. Seventy-two percent of users obtain their contraceptives from the public sector…
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Social franchising reproductive health services: Can it work? A review of the experience
This paper provides an introduction to franchising and examines its potential to help improve access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in developing countries, and develops guidelines for social franchising in reproductive health.
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Monitoring the Performance of a Reproductive Health Franchise in Nepal
The Commercial Market Strategies project implemented a pilot network of private-sector nurses and paramedics in Nepal. Network activities began in April 2001, when franchisees were given basic reproductive health training for seven days. In addition, a two-day training was given on services…
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Contraceptive Security in Armenia: Segmenting the Family Planning Market
This study presents findings from a market segmentation analysis of family planning in Armenia. Specifically, the report identifies and characterizes market segments and offers suggestions for effectively targeting reproductive health resources within the constraints of the political and…
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The Impact of a Microfinance Program on Client Perceptions of the Quality of Care Provided by Private-Sector Midwives in Uganda
Can the quality of care and sustainability of private providers be improved by providing access to credit and business-skills training? Small-scale private providers supply a substantial portion of reproductive health care in Uganda. But a lack of credit and business skills constrains their…
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Performance Improvement
This series of the CCP Population Report describes in detail the process of Performance Improvement (PI), including some specific examples of how the method has been used successfully.
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Networking for Policy Change: An Advocacy Training Manual
It is through advocacy—a set of targeted actions in support of a specific cause— that a supportive and self-sustaining environment for family planning and reproductive health goals can be created. This training manual was prepared to help representatives of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)…
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Making a Difference to Policies and Programs: A Guide for Researchers
This booklet is a guide for researchers who aim to have an impact on policy and program decisions. It is intended for researchers attached to government services and researchers located in academic institutions, as well as researchers working as consultants in the private sector. The approach…
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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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