A Census of Private Health Facilities and Providers in Malawi

This poster reviews findings from a mapping exercise of private providers in Malawi. Findings included information on geographic distribution of providers, services offered, types of providers, further trainings desired by providers, and barriers to expansion cited by surveyed providers.

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Use of Private Health Facility Census Data to Inform Programs

This presentation discusses lessons learned from conducting private health facility censuses in eight countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Dominica, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria (six states), St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. These exercises were designed to take a census of the private health facilities in each of these countries, including key characteristics such as location and types of services provided. Data from private health facility censuses may be used for a wide variety of purposes. Key challenges in conducting private health facility censuses include locating facilities and collecting certain types of information (e.g., expenses and quality data). The presentation was made by Douglas Johnson at a Private Sector Working Group meeting in December 2013.

SHOPS Project Malawi

This presentation discusses findings from the Malawi Private Sector Assessment which SHOPS used to design a program in Malawi. It outlines key activities and accomplishments of the SHOPS program in the past year. The presentation was made at a meeting with health sector stakeholders in Malawi in September 2013.

Strengthened Public-Private Engagement

This presentation discusses challenges and opportunities in public-private collaboration and outlines guidelines to support the establishment of these partnerships in Malawi. The presentation was made at a meeting with health sector stakeholders in Malawi in September 2013.

NGO Systems Strengthening

This presentation examines the sustainability challenges of the Christian Health Association of Malawi's health facilities. The organization provides about 37 percent of Malawi’s health care. The presentation reports the findings from a sustinability assessment and identifies opportunities for technical assistance. The presentation was made at a meeting with health sector stakeholders in Malawi in September 2013. 

Policy Issues Regarding Implementation of Service Level Agreements in Malawi

This presentation describes how the Government of Malawi has used service level agreements with the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM) to expand health services in the country. Specifically it discusses the process by which the service level agreements were implemented, some important lessons learned from the partnership which began in 2002, and policy issues related to contracting to consider going forward. It was presented in July 2013 at the Healthcare Financing Summit in Lilongwe by Dr. Mathias Joshua, chair of the public-private partnerships technical working group in Malawi.

Improving Health through a Comprehensive Public-Private Approach

This presentation discusses the SHOPS project's activities in Malawi, which began with a private sector assesment of the Malawian health system to identify strengths and areas for improvement. Timothy Kachule concludes that the Malawian health systems can be improved through encouraging collaboration between the public and private sectors to operate in a complimentary manner.

Understanding the Intrinsic Motivation of Health Workers in Malawi

This presentation was given by Ilana Ron Levey on July 6, 2013 at the pre-iHEA Private Sector in Health Symposium in Sydney, Australia. It provides an overview of the Malawi context, the intrinsic motivation concept and its application for private commercial health workers, and an overview of the study's goals and design. It also includes findings about intrinsic motivation in Malawi, and examines the relevance intrinsic motivation as a measure and concept for the private sector.

Creating a More Vibrant Private Health Sector in Malawi

A four-page overview of the initiatives implemented by SHOPS to strengthen the private health sector in Malawi through improving the financial sustainability of private health businesses and faith-based nongovernmental organizations, mapping private providers and identifying gaps in health coverage, assessing the water treatment product market, and combating childhood diarrhea.

Transcript for Development Practitioner at Work Video: Timothy Kachule

This is a transcript of the Development Practitioner at Work video featuring Timothy Kachule, SHOPS country representative in Malawi.