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Assessment of the Private Health Care Sector in Morocco
The Government of Morocco (GOM) can and should encourage the private sector to offer comprehensive and high-quality health care to the growing segment of the Moroccan population that can afford to pay for it—health care that meets recognized standards and that includes preventive care, family…
Resource Type : Report
Country : Morocco
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
Examining the Role of Private Maternity Services in Nepal, India and Tanzania
The maternal and child millennium development goals (MDG) call for a reduction of maternal mortality by three-quarters and child deaths by two-third between 1990 and 2015. It is widely acknowledged that a functioning healthcare system is essential to achieve these aims. To date, Maternal and…
Resource Type : Tool
Country : India, Nepal, Tanzania
Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Towards Equitable Financing Strategies for Reproductive Health
This paper examines the impact of different financing regimes on the delivery of reproductive health services in low and middle income countries. Financing is an important entry point for examining the impact of health sector reforms on reproductive health. It is likely that different financing…
Resource Type : Other
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Health Area: Sexual and Reproductive Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
HIV/AIDS and the Private Sector - A Literature Review
This paper presents a review of the literature on HIV/AIDS and the private sector. It encompasses the impact of HIV/AIDS on businesses and the business response to AIDS. The literature on both subjects is limited and often dated, and extensive further research is clearly required if a robust…
Resource Type : Other
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Private Health Sector Assessments
Case Study: Zambia Integrated Health Programme (ZIHP)
ZIHP worked with the Government of Zambia to address pressing health problems within the country. Further, ZIHP supported the institutional development of the Zambian government, NGOs, and the private sector by training community health workers and providing grants. ZIHP trained 18 NGO/CBOs…
Resource Type : Other
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality, Public-Private Engagement
Final International Confederation of Midwives Pre-Congress Workshop Report
Following discussions with Mary Ellen Stanton, USAID, Global Health Bureau and Deb Armbruster, Preventing Post-Partum Hemorrhage Initiative, PATH, in February 2005, PSP-One and Banking on Health (BoH), both USAID funded projects, explored the possibility of targeting midwives as an important and…
Resource Type : Report
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality, Public-Private Engagement
Case Study: Scaling Up Post Abortion Care Services
The PRIME II Project collaborated with the Kenya Ministry of Health and key stakeholders, including the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) and the National Nursing Association of Kenya (NNAK) to train private and NGO sector nurse-midwives in post abortion care. PRIME introduced the pilot program in…
Resource Type : Other
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Health Area: Family Planning
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Public-Private Engagement
Case Study: Key Social Marketing
Key Social Marketing (KSM) operates on the premise that the primary barrier to attracting family planning users among lower income couples is the lack of family planning information available and the inability to access to high quality services. To address this, KSM operates a media and…
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Country : Pakistan
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing, Private Health Sector Assessments, Provider Quality
Case Study: Improving Private Practitioners' Case Management of Childhood Illness
In Uganda, private practitioners provide the majority of outside home care for childhood illnesses, such as diarrhea, acute respiratory illness, and malaria. However, it has been documented that the clinical quality of care provided by private practitioners in Uganda is generally sub-standard or…
Resource Type : Other
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Health Area: Malaria, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Provider Quality
Case Study: Banking on Health in Nicaragua
Banking on Health, a project funded by USAID, works to increase access to financing for the private health sector in developing and emerging economies. In 1998, Nicaragua began a broad based health reform process that has enabled the contracting out of health services, including reproductive…
Resource Type : Other
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Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Health Financing
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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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