The Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is comprised of core indicators to track progress toward the PSP Intermediate Results and Strategic Objective. This final list consists of 18 indicators prepared after an iterative process involving all PSP IQC holders. All mission task orders under the PSP…
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A set of quality assurance tools to support PVOs/NGOs as they integrate RH/FP activities into their existing portfolios. Assists community-based programs to conduct self-directed program reviews, identify key problems and develop corrective action plans. Provides an effective monitoring and…
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Expanding access to finance is increasingly recognized as a useful tool in working with the private sector. In a climate of limited resources, however, it is important for public health policy makers to assess the magnitude of the financing constraint and to determine the effectiveness of…
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Grouping existing providers under a franchised brand, supported by training, advertising and supplies, is a potentially important way of improving access to and assuring quality of some types of clinical medical services. While franchising has great potential to increase service delivery points…
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This presentation gives an overview of the PSP-One project. It was given at the PSP-One Project Launch at USAID on January 11, 2005.
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Contracting with the private sector to deliver health services can often pose issues for ensuring the quality of services being provided and increasing their utilization. This is particularly true for expanding the use of reproductive health care, such as family planning, which is covered, but…
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The Summa Foundation created the Uganda Private Providers Loan Fund, which provides financing and technical assistance to private health providers in Uganda. Initially, the Loan Fund will target midwives and then will expand to other private providers, including nurses and doctors. The objective…
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During the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge, the Cambodian health care system was abolished - less than 50 doctors survived Pol Pot's regime. Since 1980, Cambodia has struggled to rebuild its health sector, but public services are still weak and health indicators are very low. Currently, Cambodia has…
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Private health insurance is playing an increasing role in both high- and low-income countries, yet is poorly understood by researchers and policy-makers. This paper shows that the distinction between private and public health insurance is often exaggerated since well regulated private insurance…
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This Insight for Implementers presents the experience of two different health insurance systems and their impact on women's access to health care. The following sections introduce the concept of health insurance and its applications in middle- and low-income countries. Two case studies on health…
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