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Public-Private Partnerships for Family Planning: Case Studies on Local Participation

The value of local participation is presented in five case studies on public-private partnerships for family planning: Marie Stopes Papua New Guinea, Sehat Sahulat Card in Pakistan, Sayana Press implementation in Senegal, Wazazi Nipendeni in Tanzania, and accredited drug dispensing outlets in…

Increasing Same-Day Access to FP through Available, Affordable Pregnancy Tests

This summary presentation examines the market shaping analysis SHOPS Plus conducted in five countries. Studies conducted in Zambia and Madagascar suggest that increasing access to pregnancy tests can improve same-day initiation of family planning. This study aimed to identify opportunities to…

Achieving Universal Access to Family Planning Services

The private sector has an unprecedented opportunity to support governments, program implementers, and donors in achieving universal health coverage, including access to family planning services. This brief provides financial pathways to achieve these goals.

Reaching Youth with Modern Contraception

Youth represent more than 30 percent of the population in many developing countries. Yet, they often face financial, geographic, and cultural obstacles in accessing modern family planning methods. Each year, more than seven million births occur to girls under age 18, and two million of those…

Availability of HIV Rapid Diagnostic Tests Over the Counter

SHOPS conducted assessments of over-the-counter availability of HIV rapid diagnostic tests through private pharmacies in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda. The objective was to assess the extent to which the tests were readily accessible to and used by consumers for self-testing, in lieu of…

Access to Finance

Inadequate access to finance has been identified by private health providers as a major barrier to the growth of the private sector. This overview of the technical area describes the SHOPS Plus approach to address this issue and related activities.

Cost-effective adaptations in social franchising

This presentation provides guidance for social franchisors on how to better allocate resources across social franchise networks to meet health outcome objectives. Brendan Hayes of Marie Stopes International gave this presentation during the webinar, “Adaptations in Social Franchising: Promising…

Conceptual framework: A road map for low touch approaches

This presentation describes a conceptual framework to help social franchisors identify opportunities for adaptations that will help achieve scale. Sarah Thurston of Marie Stopes International gave this presentation during the webinar, “Adaptations in Social Franchising: Promising Strategies for…

Social Franchising at PSI

This presentation gives an overview of Population Services International’s approach to social franchising. It illustrates how cost-effectiveness in this business model can take various forms: (1) innovating with technology to create more efficient quality assurance mechanisms, (2) partnering…

Private Providers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Misconceptions Related to Long-Acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods: a Case Study in Bangladesh

Objective

In Bangladesh, use of long-acting and permanent methods of contraception (LAPMs) remains stagnant. Providers' limited knowledge and biases may be a factor. We assessed private providers' knowledge, misconceptions and general attitudes towards LAPM in two urban…