This toolkit provides practical advice to anyone involved in, or who is interested in becoming involved in, performance-based contracting of health services with nonstate providers in the context of developing countries. It addresses many of the issues that may be encountered. Input from…
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Presentation on the state of the private health sector in Africa by Dr. Dale Huntington at the Addis Ababa Workshop in Ethiopia, May 7 - 10, 2008.
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The International AIDS Economic Network (IAEN) hosted it's fifth pre-conference meeting, held August 1-2 in Cuernavaca Mexico, prior to the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. The following is the Poster Exhibition Presentation, HIV/AIDS in the Workplace: A Survey in four Sub-…
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Mutual health organizations (MHOs) are voluntary community-based health insurance organizations that focus on informal sector, low-income populations. MHOs are a promising channel for reaching these target groups with low-cost health products. However, MHOs have rarely been tapped for social…
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The rapid growth of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia has resulted in an equally dramatic rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases. With a national case detection rate of 34%, the country is now ranked 8th in TB prevalence among High Burden Countries. The federal government of Ethiopia has been working…
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Identifying at Risk Populations and HIV/AIDS Referral Services: Baseline Assessment for Mobile Counseling and Testing Program in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. The objective of this assessment was to identify the size and distribution of the populations most at risk for HIV disease in the major…
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Identifying at risk Populations and HIV/AIDS Referral Services: Baseline Assessment for Mobile Counseling and Testing Program in the Oromiya Region of Ethiopia. The objective of this assessment was to identify the size and distribution of the populations most at risk for HIV disease in the major…
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Recent studies indicate that the populations most at risk for contracting HIV in Ethiopia are: commercial sex workers, their clients and the clients' partners; girls ages 15–24 reporting sexual activity with more than one partner; separated/divorced individuals; pregnant women; men ages 25–50…
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HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and tuberculosis continue to inflict tremendous impact on both morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia today. National and international attention is now focused on providing care in both the public and private health sectors. The private health sector has grown considerably in…
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Commercial franchising is a system where a larger company (the 'franchiser') typically contracts individuals or smaller companies (the 'franchisees') to operate commercial outlets on their behalf to predetermined quality and business model standards. In most instances, the franchisee owns and…
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