In developing countries, the goal of forming partnerships with pharmaceutical companies is to establish a full range of affordable reproductive health products available through the private sector. Increasing the role of the private sector helps to ensure that low-cost contraceptives will be…
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As donor funding diminishes, and as public health programs begin to contract services to NGOs, the need for financial independence, sound management and quality control is more important than ever. NGOs must be able to operate efficiently over time and they must function in an autonomous manner…
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The Commercial Market Strategies project (CMS) looked for ways to improve access to reproductive health services in the private sector. In developing countries, patients normally pay private providers, out of their own pocket, at the time of service. Any technique that makes private sector…
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Health Area: Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Technical Area: Health Financing
In today's global economy, corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities are an important part of corporate business, with more and more companies recognizing that giving back to their employees and to the communities where they operate is a critical strategy for long-term success.
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An overview of how the CMS project worked with the private sector on prevention and treatment programs for sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS around the world.
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Commercial Market Strategies (CMS) is the U.S. Agency for International Development's flagship project to increase the use of quality family planning and other health products and services through private-sector partners and commercial strategies.
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CMS's AIDS treatment brochure articulates the business case for providing ARVs to employees as part of their health care benefits. The brochure, which was developed for CMS/Ghana, targets human resource directors and upper management.
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This report is a partial account of a survey on awareness and use of reproductive and child health products and services among married women 15 to 49 years of age. CMS, in agreement with the Moroccan Ministry of Health (MOH), also carried out a survey and interviews with public and private…
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Health Area: Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health
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National programs have played a major role in the improvement of reproductive and child health. Social marketing has contributed to the expansion of family planning (FP) and relieved some of the burden on the public sector. Challenges remain, however, as more women want to limit the number of…
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Health Area: Family Planning, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing
In developing countries, a large proportion of maternal deaths linked to pregnancy and childbirth could be prevented by improved access to and use of reproductive health (RH) services. These services include family planning (FP) to reduce unplanned pregnancy, post-abortion care, prenatal…
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