Private Participation in Health Services
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Private participation in health services
is often a controversial issue, although many countries
already make use of private services to further aims in
health care. The book draws on a wide range of country
experience to provide a judicious blend of practical advice
and useful information on health services privatization
issues. It discuses how to assess the potential for private
sector involvement, how to engage in contracting with the
private sector for health services, and how to regulate the
sector. It also provides advice on what to do when key
information is not there: a crucial element of any strategy,
especially in developing countries where data and
information sources are scarce. With the decline of
ideology, politicians have grown increasingly fond of the
dictum "What is best is what works." This book is
an excellent lesson on what works in health care, or more
precisely, on how to make what works work better, especially
with respect with to the involvement of the private sector.
Only with a good public-private mix can we achieve our goal
of improving health care for all.
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ABILITY TO PAY, CERTIFICATION, CONTRACEPTIVES, DISEASE CONTROL, DISEASES, DOCTORS, EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY PLANNING, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE SERVICES, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HMO, HOSPITALS, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, INCOMES, INFORMAL SECTOR, INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, INTEGRATION, INTERVENTION, LIVING STANDARDS, MALARIA, MARKET FAILURES, MEDIA, MEDICAL EDUCATION, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, MORALITY, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NURSING, NUTRITION, PATIENTS, PHARMACISTS, PHYSICIANS, POLICY RESEARCH, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIMARY CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE INSURANCE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROVIDER INCENTIVES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HOSPITALS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY CONTROL, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT INCOME, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY, SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES, PRIVATE SECTOR CONSORTIA, PRIVATIZATION, PRIVATE FINANCING, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH REFORM, CAPACITY BUILDING, HEALTH