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An Assessment of Incentive Setting for Participation of Private For-Profit Health Care Providers in Zimbabwe

This qualitative study was conducted in Zimbabwe to assess incentives implemented by the government that were designed to influence the participation of the private for-profit sector in health care and services provision. Data was collected using two approaches: the first approach reviewed literature on related studies conducted in the country and elsewhere. The second approach gathered data through in depth interviews with major actors in the public and private health sectors. The study's results show that there are a number of monetary and non-monetary incentives supporting operations of private for-profit health providers in Zimbabwe. Although there is no publicly announced policy statement relating the public sector to private for-profit providers, the former generally acknowledges the role of private for-profit providers in the country's health delivery system.