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Costs of Healthy Baby Voucher Program Services
The SHOPS project implemented the Healthy Baby Voucher Program in Uganda from 2012 to 2014, as part of the Saving Mothers Giving Life Initiative. Marie Stopes International, a SHOPS partner, served as the voucher management agency, working through its local affiliate, Marie Stopes Uganda. The…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
Introducing Zinc through the Private Sector in Ghana: Evaluation of Caregiver Diarrhea Treatment Practices
Recognizing the substantial role of the private sector in providing treatment for pediatric diarrhea in Ghana, the SHOPS project partnered with the public sector to design and implement a set of interventions to introduce zinc through private sector channels and to promote correct treatment of…
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Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector Project: Final Report 2009–2016
The Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project was USAID’s flagship initiative in private sector health. From 2009 to 2016, the project worked in more than 30 countries to involve nongovernmental organizations and for-profit entities in addressing the many health…
Resource Type : Report
Country : India, Madagascar, Nepal, Nigeria, Tanzania
Health Area: Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Nutrition, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Tuberculosis, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Corporate Engagement, Digital Health, Gender, Health Financing, Networks and Franchising, Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing, Private Health Sector Assessments, Provider Access to Finance, Provider Quality, Public-Private Engagement, Social and Behavior Change Communication, Total Market Approach
Delivering an AIDS-Free Generation: Extending the Provision of Integrated ANC/PMTCT B+ Services via Private Nurses and Midwives in Tanzania
The SHOPS project implemented an innovative service delivery intervention focused on rapid scale-up of PMTCT via Tanzania’s private health sector. The intervention targeted the three priority elements outlined in the MOHSW’s national EMTCT plan: addressing severe human resource shortages in the…
Resource Type : Report
Country : Tanzania
Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Guatemala Private Health Sector Assessment
This brief summarizes the Guatemala Health System Assessment 2015: Private Health Sector Assessment of Family Planning, Antenatal Care, and Delivery (called simply the “PSA”) conducted by the Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project from December 2014 through…
Resource Type : Brief
Country : Guatemala
Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
Namibia Private Health Providers and Facilities Census Results
In 2010, SHOPS conducted a private sector assessment (PSA) in Namibia to identify key private sector actors and activities, and to develop strategies for leveraging this sector’s resources with public sector resources to increase and sustain access to priority health services. In response to…
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Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
An Assessment of the Cost and Quality of Private Health Services in Kenya
The SHOPS project was tasked to obtain accurate and reliable cost and quality data about private sector provision of health care in Kenya. SHOPS partnered with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to conduct a national health care costing study, collecting data from…
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Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
Can Communication Campaigns Promote Demand for Health Insurance in Kenya?
In Kenya, SHOPS demonstrated that with targeted assistance health insurance companies can significantly increase the number of lives covered, including those in need of HIV and AIDS care and treatment. However, to be sustainable, the industry must expand their markets beyond…
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India Program Profile
The SHOPS project implemented a three-year program in India, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, from September 2012 to September 2015. The program built on market-based approaches developed and tested in the USAID/India-funded Market-Based Partnerships for Health…
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Country : India
Health Area: Family Planning, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Tuberculosis
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
A Right to Choice: The Dimpa Story
In India, the USAID-funded SHOPS project implemented an innovative family planning program aimed at increasing the choice of contraceptive methods for poor women. This film gives an overview of the program and features clips from interviews with private health providers and the women they have…
Resource Type : Video
Country : India
Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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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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