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Healthy partnerships : how governments can engage the private sector to improve health in Africa.

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: World Bank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2011.
Colección:World Bank e-Library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.