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MSI: Engaging the Private Sector for Maximum Impact and Reach

In this presentation, Michael Holscher, senior vice-president and director of international programs at MSI, provides insights from MSI field programs on engaging and organizing private providers. The presentation was part of a panel session organized by SHOPS on "The Role of the Private Sector…

Evaluation of Dimpa Injectable Contraceptive Network in India

Since 2003, USAID has funded Abt Associates to implement a program that aims to increase overall use of modern reversible methods of contraception by introducing the injectable contraceptive DMPA into the method mix. An evaluation of the program found an increase in the proportion of providers…

Using Evidence-Based Medicine to Overcome Barriers to Modern Contraceptive Use

The Strengthening Family Planning project in Jordan (Ta’ziz Tanzim Al Usra, in Arabic) implemented an evidence-based medicine strategy…

IUDs: An Informed, Rational Choice for Women in Paraguay

This poster discusses findings from a process evaluation of a SHOPS program in Paraguay that designed demand generation and communications strategies for the Instituto de Prevision Social's (IPS) family planning program. SHOPS also provided technical assistance to IPS in the form of training in…

Renforcement des résultats de planification familiale au moyen du secteur privé

This fact sheet provides a brief overview of how the SHOPS project increases the role of the private sector in the provision of quality family planning products and services, with examples from Bangladesh, India, Jordan, and…

Private Providers' Interest and Willingness to Pay for Quality Improvement in Peru

In Peru, SHOPS conducted a study to identify the types of recognition mechanisms private providers prefer. This poster highlights four main findings:

• There is a strong interest amongst private providers in quality improvement
• Many are willing to pay to participate in a…

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  Year : 2013

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  Technical Area: Provider Quality

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Ivory Coast Private Health Sector Assessment

This report on a private sector assessment of Ivory Coast focuses on identifying new strategies to engage the private health sector, with a focus on HIV and AIDS service delivery.

Key recommendations include: 

• Create a platform for…

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  Health Area: HIV/AIDS

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  Year : 2013

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Saving Lives through a Maternity Micro-Savings Product in Kenya

This study examines a micro-savings program in Kenya aimed at helping women save money over time to access skilled maternal health care. The approach of using micro-savings accounts to finance maternity care appears promising, if steps can be taken to improve clients’ understanding of card use…

Network for Africa: A Virtual Community of African Public and Private Sector Leaders in Health

Expanding Private Health Insurance Coverage for HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

This policy brief reviews examples of private health insurance that provide coverage for HIV treatment and prevention in several sub-Saharan African countries. It identifies factors that facilitate or hinder efforts to expand private insurance coverage of HIV treatment, and presents…