The SHOPS project worked with Marie Stopes Madagascar to implement a year-long program (October 2010 to September 2011) in Madagascar that aimed to (1) expand access to voluntary family planning through provision of long-acting and permanent methods via mobile outreach teams working across…
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Country : Madagascar
Health Area: Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project: SHOPS
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Technical Area: Health Financing, Social and Behavior Change Communication
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of how the SHOPS project increases the role of the private sector in the provision of quality family planning products and services, with examples from Bangladesh, India, Jordan, and Nigeria.
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Country : India, Nigeria
Health Area: Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality
This presentation reviews some of the major financial challenges private medical institutions deal with on a regular basis. It offers two case studies—one from Malawi and one from Zambia—to help participants think through the problems they face and brainstorm solutions. The presentation was…
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Technical Area: Health Financing, Provider Access to Finance, Provider Quality
This presentation describes the myths surrounding the private sector provision of health services in Africa with a focus on how the private sector is beginning to develop a larger role in the provision of medical education. It includes some of the lessons learned from current efforts to provide…
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Technical Area: Health Financing, Provider Quality, Public-Private Engagement
An Interview with Dr. Timothy Musila, PPP Unit, Ministry of Health Uganda.
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This is a transcript of the Development Practitioner at Work video featuring Joseph Addo-Yobo, private sector specialist for the SHOPS project.
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Technical Area: Health Financing, Public-Private Engagement
On November 22, 2012, SHOPS facilitated a meeting for private insurers and private providers in Nairobi, Kenya to brainstorm strategies to increase the reach of private health insurance. Discussions were informed by technical presentations and a question and answer session that led to group…
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Technical Area: Health Financing, Networks and Franchising
Joseph Addo-Yobo, a private sector specialist for the SHOPS project, has experience in the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of private sector health programs in various African countries. Throughout his career he has worked in the areas of pharmaceutical partnerships and…
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The SHOPS project funded a 16-month study conducted by the Monitor Group as reported in Promise and Progress: Market-based Solutions to Poverty in Africa. The study identified mhealth (mobile applications for health) business models enabling enterprises to successfully engage with the poor in…
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Country : Tanzania
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Project: SHOPS
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Technical Area: Digital Health, Health Financing
LA/PM use remains low in many developing countries, particularly in Bangladesh, and the private sector represents an untapped resource to expand LA/PM provision. To help overcome barriers specific to private providers delivering LA/PMs in Bangladesh, in 2012 the SHOPS project conducted research…
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Health Area: Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality
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