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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462444403321

Autore

Makinen William Martin

Titolo

Assessment of the private health sector in Republic of Congo [[electronic resource] /] / Marty Makinen, Leo Deville

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank, c2012

ISBN

1-283-62308-0

9786613935533

0-8213-9707-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (136 p.)

Collana

Investment climate in health series Assessment of the private health sector in the Republic of Congo

Altri autori (Persone)

DevilléLeo

Disciplina

330.9675

Soggetti

Medical policy - Congo (Brazzaville)

Medical care - Needs assessment - Congo (Brazzaville)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A World Bank study."

"English translation of the original French publication entitled: Étude sur le secteur privé e la santé en Republique du Congo."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1. Introduction; The Republic of Congo's Interest in the Private Health Sector; Structure of this Report; The Congolese Context; Figures; 1.1. Gross Domestic Product per Capita (U.S. dollars); Tables; 1.1. Ease of Doing Business in the Republic of Congo; Health Care Environment; 1.2. Health Indicators Related to the MDGs; Human Resources; 1.2. Distribution of Private Sector Health Care Personnel, by Subregion, 2005; 1.3. Regional and Worldwide Comparison of Government Health Care Expenditures

1.4. Public and Private Health Care Expenditures, 20001.5. Public and Private Health Care Expenditures, 2008; 1.6. Household Expenditures as a Percentage of Private Health Care Expenditures; Summary and Conclusions; 2. Description of the Congolese Health Care System and Its Private Component; Introduction; Structure of the Health Care System; Structure of the Private Health Sector; 2.1. Regulatory Authority, by Type of Private Provider; 2.1. Status of Facilities, by Type;



2.2. Distribution of Facilities, by Sector; 2.3. Distribution of Private Facilities, by Region Type

Summary and Conclusions3. Methodology and Limitations of the Study; Analysis of the Institutional Framework; Multidimensional Analysis of Supply; Multidimensional Analysis of Demand; Limitations of the Study; 4. Study Results; Analysis of Demand; Tools and Methodology; Main Observations; 4.1. Type of Service Used to Treat a Child's Fever/Cough, National Sample, by SES; 4.2. Type of Service Used to Treat a Child's Fever/Cough, Urban Areas, by SES; 4.3. Type of Service Used to Treat a Child's Fever/Cough, Rural Areas, by SES

4.4. Type of Service Used to Treat a Child's Diarrhea, National Sample, by SES4.5. Type of Service Used to Treat a Child's Diarrhea, Urban Areas, by SES; 4.6. Type of Service Used to Treat a Child's Diarrhea, Rural Areas, by SES; 4.7. Childbirth Location, by SES; 4.8. Childbirth Location, Urban Areas, by SES; 4.9. Childbirth Location, Rural Areas, by SES; 4.10. Location of Postnatal Visits, National Sample, by SES; 4.11. Location of Postnatal Visits, Urban Areas, by SES; 4.12. Location of Postnatal Visits, Rural Areas, by SES

4.13. Choice of Public versus Private Sector for HIV Testing, National Sample, by SES4.14. Choice of Public versus Private Sector for HIV Testing, Urban Areas, by SES; 4.15. Choice of Public versus Private Sector HIV Testing, Rural Areas, by SES; 4.16. Provider Chosen by Women to Treat STIs, National Sample, by SES; 4.17. Provider Chosen by Women to Treat STIs, Urban Areas, by SES; 4.18. Provider Chosen by Women to Treat STIs, Rural Areas, by SES; 4.19. Provider Chosen by Men to Treat STIs, National Sample, by SES; 4.20. Provider Chosen by Men to Treat STIs, Urban Areas, by SES

4.21. Provider Chosen by Men to Treat STIs, Rural Areas, by SES

Sommario/riassunto

This country assessment is part of a set of studies planned in order to provide a better understanding of how to improve the business environment in which the private sector operates in Congo and other African countries. The assessment was conducted in order to establish a baseline of information, to help with political decision-making and provide market information. The private health sector assessment in the Republic of Congo provides a diagnosis of the nature and the effectiveness of the interface between the public and private sectors, establishes a dialogue on policy with stakeholders, an