Partnerships management: Working with the private sector
For frontline managers
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Public-private partnerships: Mobilizing Resources to Achieve Public Health Goals
pdf, 540kb
USAID, World Bank and UNICEF, 2001
Private partnership approaches to get results; steps in the process; the handwashing initiative; sustainable results; partner contributions and benefits; critical success factors
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Toolkit to Improve Private Provider Contributions to Child Health: Introduction and Development of National and District Strategies
2005, USAID
Working with informal providers; working at scale to ensure impact; changing service demand patterns; functional partnerships between public and private sector actors; national strategy for consensus and coordination; engaging stakeholders in strategy development; monitoring and evaluation; defining roles and responsibilities; selecting target groups; selecting interventions; developing a budget.
(51 pages, pdf 419kb) -
Working with Private Sector Providers for Better Health Care: An Introductory Guide
pdf, 1.25Mb
Elizabeth Smith, Ruairi Brugha and Anthony Zwi, 2001, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Options Consultancy Services, London
Developing strategies for working with private sector providers for better health care; interaction of poor people with private health providers and factors determining health and financial outcomes; how to work with the private sector to achieve key health objectives – increasing coverage; improving the quality of care and controlling excessive health care costs
(76 pages, pdf 1.22MB - Note: this is a large file to download)