This brief is a summary of the Namibia Private Sector Assessment, September 2010, conducted by the SHOPS project. Thierry Uwamahoro prepared the brief, which discusses the assessment methods and findings and presents key recommendations for engaging the private sector.
Given the context of…
Resource Type : Brief
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
An interview with Dr. Naveen Rao of Merck for Mothers. In this video, he discusses the goal of the initiative, the importance of focusing on maternal health, and what motivates him. Dr. Rao gave a presentation on Merck for Mothers at the Private Sector Working Group annual meeting in July 2012…
Resource Type : Video
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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This primer documents the work of members of the Market Development Approaches Working Group of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition in defining and implementing total market initiatives (TMI). A TMI in reproductive health is a process in which the suppliers and financers of reproductive…
Resource Type : Tool
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Total Market Approach
This presentation gives a brief overview of the concept of mobile money. It uses two examples from Kenya and Madagascar to illustrate how mobile money can be integrated into health programming. This presentation was given at the Global Health Mini-University hosted by USAID and George Washington…
Resource Type : Presentation
Country : Madagascar
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
This presentation discusses the various ways in which mobile phones can be used to improve health outcomes. Through two examples, one of mobile money transfers to provide post-disaster relief in Haiti and the other of voucher reimbursements in Tanzania, the presentation offers insight into…
Resource Type : Presentation
Country : Tanzania
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Digital Health
This presentation gives an overview of results from two studies of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary providers toward diarrhea treatment in Benin and Uganda. In Benin, many providers recommended oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc to treat diarrhea; however, over half (58 percent…
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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This study sought to understand primary providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to how they treated children under age five who had diarrhea in Uganda. The survey found that there was relatively high use of oral rehydration salts and antibiotics to treat diarrhea (43 percent), a…
Resource Type : Presentation
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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This study sought to understand primary providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to how they treated children under age five who had diarrhea. The survey found that while the majority of providers (88 percent) know about zinc treatment, about half of those 88 percent still see zinc…
Resource Type : Presentation
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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This report reviews the primary recommendations that came out of an integrated health systems and private sector assessment conducted in St. Kitts and Nevis in 2011 through a joint effort of the Health Systems 20/20 and SHOPS projects. Recommendations include:
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
Dr. Maha Al Saheb, NGO services delivery manager of the SHOPS team in Jordan, provides the clinical and training skills necessary to improve the quality of family planning and reproductive health services at clinics run by the Jordanian Association for Family Planning and Protection and the…
Resource Type : Video
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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