03106nam 2200577 a 450 991045651190332120200520144314.01-283-12619-297866131261910-8213-8473-2(CKB)2550000000037376(EBL)714467(OCoLC)742513709(SSID)ssj0000528060(PQKBManifestationID)11930015(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000528060(PQKBWorkID)10545140(PQKB)11258467(MiAaPQ)EBC714467(Au-PeEL)EBL714467(CaPaEBR)ebr10476325(CaONFJC)MIL312619(EXLCZ)99255000000003737620110408d2011 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHealthy partnerships[electronic resource] how governments can engage the private sector to improve health in AfricaWashington, D.C. World Bankc20111 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-8472-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Since the private health sector is an important, and often dominant, provider of health services in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is the job of governments as the stewards of the health system to engage with it. Increasing the contributions that the existing private health sector is making to public health is an important, but often neglected, element of meeting the daunting health-related challenges facing African nations. This Report presents newly collected data on how and how effectively each country in the Africa region is engaging the respective private health sectors; and how the engagement coMedical policyAfrica, Sub-SaharanMedical policyInternational cooperationAfrica, Sub-SaharanElectronic books.Medical policyMedical policyInternational cooperation362.10967World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456511903321Healthy partnerships2481594UNINA