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Private Health Sector Role and Potential for Partnership

Private Health Sector Role and Potential for Partnership. MEDHEALTH 2014 Cairo, 12 – 13 March. AGENDA. Analysis of Private Health Sector : Methodology. Analysis follows health systems approach financing, delivery , workforce, technology, governance Data collected in two phases:

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Private Health Sector Role and Potential for Partnership

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  1. Private Health SectorRole and Potential for Partnership MEDHEALTH 2014 Cairo, 12 – 13 March

  2. AGENDA

  3. Analysis of Private Health Sector: Methodology • Analysis follows health systems approach • financing, delivery, workforce, technology, governance • Data collected in two phases: • Phase One [2007-10]: • Assessment of private health sector in 12 counties • Phase Two [2012 - 13]: • Review of published reports, ministry of health records and grey literature from EMR countries • Studies on private sector regulations

  4. Private Health Sector: Definition • Private sector includes all actors outside of government including for-profit, non-profit, formal and non-formal entities [World Bank, 2008] • All formal service providers working for profit and/or not-for-profit (e.g. nongovernmental organization). Focus on for-profit sector [Definition used for the study]

  5. Trends in Privatization Policies

  6. Djibouti Group1 Group 2 Group 3

  7. Private Health Sector in EMR Countries: Preliminary Results

  8. (I) Service Provision: Primary care facilities and hospital beds

  9. (I) Service Provision: Pharmacies, laboratories and diagnostic facilities

  10. (I) Service Provision: Use of primary care services, private and public providers Percent Source: Demographic and Health Surveys

  11. (II) Workforce: Private and Public Health Workforce * Private sector workforce data not available for Group 1 – Qatar; Group 2 – Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Tunisia; Group 3 – Afghanistan; Sudan, South Sudan;

  12. (II) Workforce: Private Health Workforce – Issues and Challenges

  13. (III) Health Finance: Private Health Sector Expenditure in EMR Countries, 2011 THE – Total Health Expenditure; PHE – Private Heath Expenditure; OOP – Out of Pocket Payment

  14. (IV) Essential Medicine and Technology

  15. Conclusion and Next Steps • Preliminary review of private health sector based on systems approach • Significant gaps in information that need to be plugged • Priority areas that need particular attention are: • MOH regulatory capacity • Partnership with private health sector • Reduce OOP payment incurred in private sector • Improve the quality of care • Develop regional strategy that supports countries to engage with private sector for public health goals

  16. Thank you

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