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

• Author: World Bank.
• TeilnehmendeR: World Bank.; ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xix, 152 p. :; col. ill., col. maps.

Table of 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 (FBOS) across the region
• Level of organization of the private health sector matters
• Translation of findings to country-level reform
• Engagement through health systems strengthening approach
• Key conclusions by domain
• Recommended actions by group
• Action plan for future research
• Tool kit for further guidance.