TY  - BOOK
ED  - World Bank.
TI  - Healthy partnerships : : how governments can engage the private sector to improve health in Africa
SN  - 0821384724 (alk. paper)
AV  - RA395.A5548 H43 2011
U1  - 362.10967 23
PY  - 2011///]
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - World Bank
KW  - Health Policy
KW  - Africa South of the Sahara
KW  - Government Regulation
KW  - International Cooperation
KW  - Private Sector
KW  - Medical policy
KW  - International cooperation
KW  - Africa, Sub-Saharan
KW  - Public-private sector cooperation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; 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 (FBOS) 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
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-8472-5
ER  -