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

摘要: Health systems across Africa are in urgent need of improvement. The public sector should not be expected to shoulder the burden directly providing needed services alone, nor can it, given current realities African health systems. Therefore achieve necessary improvements, governments will rely more heavily on private sector. Indeed, providers already play a significant role and continue key role, serve all income levels sub- Saharan Africa's World Organization (WHO) others have identified improvements way interact with make use their sectors as one ingredients improvements. Across region, many ministries actively seeking increase contributions However, relatively little is known about details engagement; that is, roles responsibilities players, what works does not. A better understanding ways work together effectively needed. This Report assesses compares which engaging sectors. Engagement defined, for purposes this report, mean deliberate, systematic collaboration government according national priorities, beyond individual interventions programs. With effective engagement, main constraints addressed, turn improve performance overall.