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Title Healthy partnerships : how governments can engage the private sector to improve health in Africa
Published Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 152 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps
Series World Bank e-Library.
Contents Observation 1 : health systems in Africa are in urgent need of improvement -- Observation 2 : the private health sector in Africa is too large to be ignored, though it is only partly and often poorly integrated into the health system -- Observation 3 : a minimum level of engagement is an important part of the solution -- Results from the data collection -- A different type of engagement : how governments partner with faith-based organizations across the region -- Engagement in low-resource environment -- Level of organization of the private health sector matters -- Refoms as a political process at the country level -- Engagement through health systems strengthening approach -- Key conclusions by domain -- Recommended actions by group of stakeholders -- Action plan for future research -- Toolkit for further guidance
Summary Health systems across Africa are in urgent need of improvement. The public sector should not be expected to shoulder the burden of directly providing the needed services alone, nor can it, given the current realities of African health systems. Therefore to achieve necessary improvements, governments will need to rely more heavily on the private health sector. Indeed, private providers already play a significant role in the health sector in Africa and are expected to continue to play a key role, and private providers serve all income levels across sub- Saharan Africa's health systems. The World Health Organization (WHO) and others have identified improvements in the way governments interact with and make use of their private health sectors as one of the key ingredients to health systems improvements. Across the African region, many ministries of health are actively seeking to increase the contributions of the private health sector. However, relatively little is known about the details of engagement; that is, the roles and responsibilities of the players, and what works and what does not. A better understanding of the ways that governments and the private health sector work together and can work together more effectively is needed. This Report assesses and compares the ways in which African governments are engaging with their private health sectors. Engagement is defined, for the purposes of this report, to mean the deliberate, systematic collaboration of the government and the private health sector according to national health priorities, beyond individual interventions and programs. With effective engagement, one of the main constraints to better private sector contributions can be addressed, which in turn should improve the performance of health systems overall
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Medical policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Medical policy -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- International cooperation
Public-private sector cooperation -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Medical policy.
International cooperation.
Government Regulation
Health Policy
International Cooperation
Private Sector
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues.
International cooperation
Medical policy
Medical policy -- International cooperation
Public-private sector cooperation
SUBJECT Africa, Sub-Saharan. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001667
Africa South of the Sahara
Subject Sub-Saharan Africa
Form Electronic book
Author World Bank.
LC no. 2011015197
ISBN 9780821384725
0821384724
9780821384732
0821384732
1283126192
9781283126199
9786613126191
6613126195