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Extending Social Insurance to Informal Sector Workers in Nicaragua via Microfinance Institutions: Results From a Randomized Evaluation
This report presents results from a one-year randomized evaluation of a program that extended voluntary health insurance to informal sector workers in Nicaragua. In January 2007, the government of Nicaragua made its Social Security health insurance program available for a monthly fee to informal…
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Technical Area: Health Financing
Determinants of the Choice of a Private Health Facility For Family Planning Services Among the Poor: Evidence From Three Countries
Objective To determine how the structure, process, and outcomes of quality influence the choice of a public or private facility for family planning services among poor clients. Methods Data from three nationally representative Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys conducted in Kenya,…
Resource Type : Report
Country : Tanzania
Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Insights From Innovations: Lessons From Designing and Implementing Family Planning/Reproductive Health Voucher Programs in Kenya and Uganda
Health policy in developing countries has traditionally focused on public provision of free or highly subsidized services to lower the cost of seeking care and to ensure universal access to critical services such as family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH). However, many people in…
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
Private Sector Utilization of HIV/AIDS Services and Health Expenditures By People Living with HIV/AIDS in India: Findings from Five High-Prevalence States
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are a critical challenge in India with an estimated 2.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2007. Approximately two-thirds (65 percent) of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHIV) are in five high-…
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Country : India
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Saathiya Youth Friendly Initiative Evaluation Report
Currently married youth in India have considerable unmet need for family planning (FP) and low levels of modern FP use. 27% of currently married 15-19 year old women have unmet need for FP and only 7% report current use of a modern FP method (NFHS-3). The Saathiya Youth-friendly Initiative (YFI…
Resource Type : Report
Country : India
Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Social and Behavior Change Communication
Economic Strengthening Programs for HIV/AIDS Affected Communities: Evidence of Impact and Good Practice Guidelines
The report discusses the evidence of impact that economic strengthening programs have on communities affected by HIV/AIDS, and develops good practice guidelines and recommendations for health programmers. It begins with a discussion on why economic strengthening programs are needed for HIV/AIDS-…
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Finding Middle Ground: Making Better Use of the African Private Health Sector Through More Effective Regulations
Governments in sub-Saharan Africa face many complex and difficult challenges in meeting the health needs of their populations. Although sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 11 percent of the world's population and 24 percent of the global burden of disease, the region commands less than 1 percent of…
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Assessing the Commercial Viability of Long-acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods
Access to a wide range of contraceptive choices increases couples' rates of adoption and utilization of contraception. Consistent and long-term access to a wide range of contraceptive options is correlated with sustained life-long use, even as the couples' contraceptive needs change (Family…
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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From Emergency Relief to Sustained Response: Examining the Role of the Private Sector in Financing HIV/AIDS Services
This paper examines private sector contributions, as compared to donor and public sector investments, to HIV/AIDS financing in five sub–Saharan African countries: Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. We use data not commonly associated with the private sector – National Health Accounts (…
Resource Type : Report
Country : Tanzania
Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Client Satisfaction and the Quality of Family Planning Services: A Comparative Analysis of Public and Private Health Facilities in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania
OBJECTIVES To measure the extent of quality differentials in family planning (FP) services at public and private hospitals and clinics in three countries (Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania) and to determine how these differentials affect FP clients' satisfaction with those services. METHODS The…
Resource Type : Report
Country : Tanzania
Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality, Public-Private Engagement
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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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