Strengthening the role of the commercial sector in contraceptive provision is an important strategy for reducing costs to donors and to local governments. Attention has focused on increasing the commercial market for short-acting methods of contraception like pills and condoms; less attention…
Resource Type : Brief
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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This brief, developed through a collaborative effort by JSI and PSP-One, synthesizes best practices in achieving reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) goals for the E&E region, and highlights the role of the private sector in meeting these goals. It is designed for policymakers,…
Resource Type : Brief
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Health Area: Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
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…
Resource Type : Tool
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
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.
Resource Type : Presentation
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
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-…
Resource Type : Presentation
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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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…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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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…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: Tuberculosis
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
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…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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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…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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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…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
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