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Ghana Program Profile
In September 2011, the USAID mission in Ghana invited the Strengthening Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) project to develop a program for introducing new diarrhea treatment guidelines to the private sector as a complement to public sector efforts. SHOPS developed and…
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Language : English
Technical Area: Pharmaceutical Partnerships and Social Marketing, Public-Private Engagement
Facility Censuses: Revealing the Potential of the Private Health Sector
This primer sets forth the rationale for conducting a census and key steps in the implementation process. It builds on SHOPS’s experience conducting private health sector censuses in eight countries in Africa and the Caribbean, and provides practical advice to potential donors on the methodology…
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Health Area: Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Contracting - Sample Service Agreement Template
Sample service agreement for service delivery organization use.
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Project: SHOPS
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Technical Area: Health Financing
Contracting - Sample Communications Plan
Sample communcations plan for the contracting frequently asked questions tool.
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Technical Area: Health Financing
Contracting - Sample NHS Job Framework
This is a sample National Health Service Contracts Manager Job Framework for the Contracting Frequently Asked Questions Tool.
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Contracting FAQ - Sample Contract Plan
This template is adapted from the "Performance-Based Contracting for Health Services in Developing Countries: A Toolkit" published in 2008.
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Experience of contracting with the private sector
The public sector can potentially influence the private sector to provide more cost-effective health care interventions in a number of ways, one of which is through contracting of private providers using public finance. However there are few documented examples of contracting arrangements which…
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Enhancing the Continuum of Response for HIV Care in Uganda
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients surveyed were most likely to switch between health sectors when making decisions about where to receive HIV testing, initial HIV care, and ART initiation. Treatment pathways stabilized after ART initiation, but many respondents switched to a different sector…
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS
Project: SHOPS
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Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital: Network to Improve Health Outcomes
This profile of Ruaraka Uhai Neema Hospital, a HANSHEP Health Enterprise Fund awardee, provides an overview of the grantee. It includes a description of the challenge Kenyans face in accessing quality maternal health care, the business model Ruaraka is using to address it, the support the Health…
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Health Area: Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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Kadisco Hospital: Increasing Access to Quality and Affordable Diagnosis
This profile of Kadisco Hospital, a HANSHEP Health Enterprise Fund awardee, provides an overview of the grantee. It includes a description of the challenge Ethiopians face in accessing pathology services, the business model Kadisco Hospital is using to address it, the support the Health…
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Health Area: HIV/AIDS, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health
Project: SHOPS
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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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