Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa : Tools for Engaging the Private Health Sector
There is growing recognition that the private health sector is a significant source of health care in most African countries. According to "Healthy Partnerships: How Governments Can Engage the Private Sector to Improve Health in Africa" (...
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| Format: | Handbook |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/859601478243694324/Private-health-policy-toolkit-for-Africa-tools-for-engaging-the-private-health-sector http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25416 |
| Summary: | There is growing recognition that the
private health sector is a significant source of health care
in most African countries. According to "Healthy
Partnerships: How Governments Can Engage the Private Sector
to Improve Health in Africa" (2010), the private sector
share of total health expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa is
on average 51 percent. Use of the private health sector in
Africa is particularly strong among groups that policymakers
most want to reach, including the poor, women, children, and
people with diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, and
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The tools presented in
this report help readers design strategies and approaches
for engaging the private sector in a health system. Topics
are organized into five modules outlining specific
activities that can expand and tighten private health sector
engagement leading to sustainable, pro-poor change. |
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