Private sector publications

Below is a list of references to relevant publications on the private health sector in low- and middle-income countries.

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--2010--

Regulating private health insurance: the reality behind the rhetoric in Uganda. Taylor E.M. Global Public Health 2010.
The mixed health systems syndrome. Nishtar S. WHO Bulletin 2010;88:74-75
Financing of health systems to achieve the health Millennium Development Goals in low-income countries. Fryatt R, Mills A, Nordstrom A. Lancet. 2010 Jan 30;375(9712):419-26.
Socio-economic and ethnic group inequities in antenatal care quality in the public and private sector in Brazil. Victora C, Matijasevich A, Silveira M, Santos I, Barros A, Barros F. Health Policy Plan. 2010 Feb 1. [Epub ahead of print]

--2009--

Case studies in public-private-partnership in health with the focus of enhancing the accessibility of health interventions. R.J.A. Njau, F.W. Mosha, and D. De Savigny. Tanzania Journal of Health Research. Vol. 11, No. 4, October, 2009, pp. 235-249
Contracts to devolve health services in fragile states and developing countries: do ethics matter? Jayasinghe S. J Med Ethics. 2009 Sep;35(9):552-7.

The impact of contracting out on health outcomes and use of health services in low and middle-income countries. Lagarde M, Palmer N.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Oct 7;(4):CD008133. Review.
Contracting private sector providers for public sector health services in Jalisco, Mexico: perspectives of system actors. Nigenda GH, González LM. Hum Resour Health. 2009 Oct 22;7:79.
Public stewardship of mixed health systems. Lagomarsino G, de Ferranti D, Pablos-Mendez A, Nachuk S, Nishtar S, Wibulpolprasert S. Lancet. 2009 Nov 7;374(9701):1577-8.
Public-private partnerships and public hospital performance in São Paulo, Brazil. La Forgia GM, Harding A. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jul-Aug;28(4):1114-26.
Public and/or private health care: Tuberculosis patients' perspectives in Myanmar. Saw S, Manderson L, Bandyopadhyay M, Sein TT, Mon MM, Maung W. Health Res Policy Syst. 2009 Jul 28;7(1):19. [Epub ahead of print]
The effect of social franchising on access to and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries. Koehlmoos TP, Gazi R, Hossain SS, Zaman K. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;(1):CD007136. Review.
Leveraging human capital to reduce maternal mortality in India: enhanced public health system or public-private partnership? Krupp K, Madhivanan P. Hum Resour Health. 2009 Feb 27;7(1):18. [Epub ahead of print]

--2008--

Does an expansion in private sector contraceptive supply increase inequality in modern contraceptive use? Agha S, Do M. Health Policy Plan. 2008 Nov;23(6):465-75.
Is private health care the answer to the health problems of the world's poor? Hanson K, Gilson L, Goodman C, Mills A, Smith R, Feachem R, Feachem NS, Koehlmoos TP, Kinlaw H. PLoS Med. 2008 Nov 25;5(11):e233.
User fee exemptions are not enough: out-of-pocket payments for 'free' delivery services in rural Tanzania. Kruk ME, Mbaruku G, Rockers PC, Galea S.Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Dec;13(12):1442-51. Epub 2008 Oct 22.
The effect of social franchising on access to and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries. Koehlmoos TP, Gazi R, Hossain SS, Zaman K. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jan 21;(1)
Public-private mix for control of tuberculosis and TB-HIV in Nairobi, Kenya: outcomes, opportunities and obstacles. Chakaya J, Uplekar M, Mansoer J, Kutwa A, Karanja G, Ombeka V, Muthama D, Kimuu P, Odhiambo J, Njiru H, Kibuga D, Sitienei J. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2008 Nov;12(11):1274-8
Private Health Care In Developing Countries - Newsletter November 2008 [PDF]
Shaikh BT, Haran D, Hatcher J. Women's social position and health-seeking behaviors: is the health care system accessible and responsive in Pakistan? Health Care Women Int. 2008 Sep;29(8):945-59.
Asante AD, Zwi AB. Public-private partnerships and global health equity: prospects and challlenges.Indian J Med Ethics. 2007 Oct-Dec;4(4):176-80. Review.
Berhan Y. Medical doctors profile in Ethiopia: production, attrition and retention. In memory of 100-years Ethiopian modern medicine & the new Ethiopian millennium. Ethiop Med J. 2008 Jan;46 Suppl 1:1-77.

Buckup S. Global public-private partnerships against neglected diseases: building governance structures for effective outcomes. Health Econ Policy Law. 2008 Jan;3(Pt 1):31-50.
Soeung SC, Grundy J, Morn C, Samnang C. Evaluation of immunization knowledge, practices, and service-delivery in the private sector in Cambodia. J Health Popul Nutr. 2008 Mar;26(1):95-104.
Rolfe B, Leshabari S, Rutta F, Murray SF. The crisis in human resources for health care and the potential of a 'retired' workforce: case study of the independent midwifery sector in Tanzania. Health Policy and Planning. March 2008; 23: 137 - 149
Seiber EE and Robinson AL. Microfinance investments in quality at private clinics in Uganda: a case-control study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2007 Oct 18;7:168.
Liu X, Hotchkiss DR, Bose S. The effectiveness of contracting-out primary health care services in developing countries: a review of the evidence. Health Policy Plan. 2008 Jan;23(1):1-13.
Nabyonga-Orem J, Karamagi H, Atuyambe L, Bagenda F, Okuonzi SA, Walker O. Maintaining quality of health services after abolition of user fees: a Uganda case study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2008 May 9;8:102

--2007--

Patouillard E, Goodman CA, Hanson KG, Mills AJ. Can working with the private for-profit sector improve utilization of quality health services by the poor? A systematic review of the literature. Int J Equity Health. 2007 Nov 7;6(1):17
Hanlin R, Chataway J, Smith J. 2007. Global health public-private partnerships: IAVI, partnerships and capacity building. Afr J Med Med Sci 36 Suppl: 69-75.
Peters D H, Garg A, Bloom G, et al. 2007. Poverty and Access to Health Care in Developing Countries. Ann N Y Acad Sci.

Anyangwe, S.C. and Mtonga, C., Inequities in the global health workforce: the greatest impediment to health in sub-saharan Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2007. 4(2): p. 93-100.
Agha, S., Karim, A.M., Balal, A. and Sosler, S., The impact of a reproductive health franchise on client satisfaction in rural Nepal. Health Policy Plan, 2007. 22(5): p. 320-8.
Liu X, Hotchkiss DR and Bose S. The impact of contracting-out on health system performance: a conceptual framework.Health Policy. 2007 Jul;82(2):200-11.

Agha, S., Gage, A. and Balal, A., Changes in perceptions of quality of, and access to, services among clients of a fractional franchise network in Nepal. J Biosoc Sci, 2007. 39(3): p. 341-54.
De Allegri, M. and Sauerborn, R., Community based health insurance in developing countries. Bmj, 2007. 334(7607): p. 1282-3.
Mendis, S., Fukino, K., Cameron, A., Laing, R., Filipe, A., Jr., Khatib, O., et al., The availability and affordability of selected essential medicines for chronic diseases in six low- and middle-income countries. Bull World Health Organ, 2007. 85(4): p. 279-88.
Barber, S.L., Bertozzi, S.M. and Gertler, P.J., Variations in prenatal care quality for the rural poor in Mexico. Health Aff (Millwood), 2007. 26(3): p. w310-23.

Karki, D.K., Mirzoev, T.N., Green, A.T., Newell, J.N. and Baral, S.C., Costs of a successful public-private partnership for TB control in an urban setting in Nepal. BMC Public Health, 2007. 7: p. 84.
Drechsler, D. and Jutting, J., Different countries, different needs: the role of private health insurance in developing countries. J Health Polit Policy Law, 2007. 32(3): p. 497-534.

Jenkins, M.W. and Scott, B., Behavioral indicators of household decision-making and demand for sanitation and potential gains from social marketing in Ghana. Soc Sci Med, 2007.
Lonnroth, K., Aung, T., Maung, W., Kluge, H. and Uplekar, M., Social franchising of TB care through private GPs in Myanmar: an assessment of treatment results, access, equity and financial protection. Health Policy Plan, 2007.
Mahendradhata, Y., Lambert, M.L., Boelaert, M. and Van der Stuyft, P., Engaging the private sector for tuberculosis control: much advocacy on a meagre evidence base. Trop Med Int Health, 2007. 12(3): p. 315-6.
Peake, J.B., The Project HOPE and USNS Mercy tsunami "experiment". Mil Med, 2006. 171(10 Suppl 1): p. 27-9.Ramirez de Arellano, A.B., Patients without borders: the emergence of medical tourism. Int J Health Serv, 2007. 37(1): p. 193-8.
Ramirez de Arellano, A.B., Patients without borders: the emergence of medical tourism. Int J Health Serv, 2007. 37(1): p. 193-8.

--2005--

Ambe, G., K. Lonnroth, et al. (2005). "Every provider counts: effect of a comprehensive public-private mix approach for TB control in a large metropolitan area in India" Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9(5): 562-8.
Croft, S. L. (2005). "Public-private partnership: from there to here" Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99 Suppl 1: S9-14.
Kikumbih, N., K. Hanson, et al. (2005). "The economics of social marketing: the case of mosquito nets in Tanzania" Soc Sci Med 60(2): 369-81.
Lambert, M. L., R. Delgado, et al. (2005). "Collaboration between private pharmacies and national tuberculosis programme: an intervention in Bolivia" Trop Med Int Health 10(3): 246-50.
Liu, Y., P. Berman, et al. (2005). "Health care in China: The role of non-government providers." Health Policy.
Loevinsohn, B. and A. Harding (2005). "Buying results? Contracting for health service delivery in developing countries." Lancet 366(9486): 676-81.
Lonnroth, K. and M. Uplekar (2005). "Invest in breaking the barriers of public-private collaboration for improved tuberculosis care." Bull World Health Organ 83(7): 558-9.
Newell, J. N., S. B. Pande, et al. (2005). "Leadership, management and technical lessons learnt from a successful public-private partnership for TB control in Nepal." Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 9(9): 1013-7.
Nwaka, S. (2005). "Drug discovery and beyond: the role of public-private partnerships in improving access to new malaria medicines." Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99 Suppl 1: S20-9.
Prata, N., D. Montagu, et al. (2005). "Private sector, human resources and health franchising in Africa." Bull World Health Organ 83(4): 274-9.
Schneider, H., N. Chabikuli, et al. (2005). "Sexually transmitted infections -- factors associated with quality of care among private general practitioners." S Afr Med J 95(10): 782-5.
Sekhri, N. and W. Savedoff (2005). "Private health insurance: implications for developing countries." Bull World Health Organ 83(2): 127-34.
Streefland, P. (2005). "Public health care under pressure in sub-Saharan Africa." Health Policy 71(3): 375-82.
Widdus, R. (2005). "Public-private partnerships: an overview." Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 99 Suppl 1: S1-8.
Field, J. E. and E. Peck (2003). "Public-private partnerships in healthcare: the managers' perspective." Health Soc Care Community 11(6): 494-501.

--2004--

Arora, V. K., K. Lonnroth, et al. (2004). "Improved case detection of tuberculosis through a public-private partnership." Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 46(2): 133-6.
England, R. (2004). "HIV/AIDS: the private sector is vital." Lancet 364(9439): 1033-4.
Hanson, K. (2004). "Public and private roles in malaria control: the contributions of economic analysis." Am J Trop Med Hyg 71(2 Suppl): 168-73.
Hentschel, C. C. (2004). "Public-private partnerships: new ways to discover, develop and deliver drugs for tropical diseases." Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 35 Suppl 2: 1-4.
Lonnroth, K., M. Uplekar, et al. (2004). "Public-private mix for DOTS implementation: what makes it work?" Bull World Health Organ 82(8): 580-6.
Newell, J. N., S. B. Pande, et al. (2004). "Control of tuberculosis in an urban setting in Nepal: public-private partnership." Bull World Health Organ 82(2): 92-8.
Nishtar, S. (2004). "Public - private 'partnerships' in health - a global call to action." Health Res Policy Syst 2(1): 5.
Peters, D. H., G. G. Mirchandani, et al. (2004). "Strategies for engaging the private sector in sexual and reproductive health: how effective are they?" Health Policy Plan 19 Suppl 1: i5-i21.
Peters, D. H. and T. Phillips (2004). "Mectizan Donation Program: evaluation of a public-private partnership." Trop Med Int Health 9(4): A4-15.
Stephenson, R., A. O. Tsui, et al. (2004). "Franchising reproductive health services." Health Serv Res 39(6 Pt 2): 2053-80.

--2003--

Afework, S., D. H. Mariam, et al. (2003). "Assessment of quality of services in private clinics in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia." Ethiop Med J 41(3): 267-78.
Arora, V. K., R. Sarin, et al. (2003). "Feasibility and effectiveness of a public-private mix project for improved TB control in Delhi, India." Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 7(12): 1131-8.
Azam, M. (2003). "Public Private Partnership (PPP) for essential health services. An innovative approach for optimum and efficient use of public and private resources." World Hosp Health Serv 39(1): 1.
Brugha, R. (2003). "Antiretroviral treatment in developing countries: the peril of neglecting private providers." Bmj 326(7403): 1382-4.
Brugha, R. and S. Pritze-Aliassime (2003). "Promoting safe motherhood through the private sector in low- and middle-income countries." Bull World Health Organ 81(8): 616-23.
Bustreo, F., A. Harding, et al. (2003). "Can developing countries achieve adequate improvements in child health outcomes without engaging the private sector?" Bull World Health Organ 81(12): 886-95.
Conteh, L. and K. Hanson (2003). "Methods for studying private sector supply of public health products in developing countries: a conceptual framework and review." Soc Sci Med 57(7): 1147-61.
du Toit, J. (2003). "PPP insights in South Africa." World Hosp Health Serv 39(1): 2-10, 30, 32.
Hanson, K., N. Kikumbih, et al. (2003). "Cost-effectiveness of social marketing of insecticide-treated nets for malaria control in the United Republic of Tanzania." Bull World Health Organ 81(4): 269-76.
Jack, W. (2003). "Contracting for health services: an evaluation of recent reforms in Nicaragua." Health Policy Plan 18(2): 195-204.
Louet, S. (2003). "Public-private partnerships boost research on neglected diseases." Nat Biotechnol 21(11): 1254-5.
Mandal, P. P. and V. Bhatia (2003). "Involvement of private practitioners in RNTCP." J Indian Med Assoc 101(3): 159-60.
Palmer, N. and A. Mills (2003). "Classical versus relational approaches to understanding controls on a contract with independent GPs in South Africa." Health Econ 12(12): 1005-20.
Palmer, N., A. Mills, et al. (2003). "A new face for private providers in developing countries: what implications for public health?" Bull World Health Organ 81(4): 292-7.
Uplekar, M. (2003). "Involving private health care providers in delivery of TB care: global strategy." Tuberculosis (Edinb) 83(1-3): 156-64.
Wheeler, C. (2003). "Public-private partnerships in drug development for underdeveloped countries: an interview with Craig Wheeler, President of Chiron's Biopharmaceutical Division. Interview by Thomasine Kushner." Camb Q Healthc Ethics 12(4): 429-33.

--2002--

Montagu, D. (2002). "Franchising of health services in low-income countries." Health Policy Plan 17(2): 121-30.
Oyediran, A. B., E. M. Ddumba, et al. (2002). "A public-private partnership for malaria control: lessons from the Malarone Donation Programme." Bull World Health Organ 80(10): 817-21.
Paphassarang, C., K. Philavong, et al. (2002). "Equity, privatization and cost recovery in urban health care: the case of Lao PDR." Health Policy Plan 17 Suppl: 72-84.
Saltman, R. B. (2002). "Regulating incentives: the past and present role of the state in health care systems." Soc Sci Med 54(11): 1677-84.
Crowley, P. (2002). "Private health care in developing countries. Strong public provision is only hope for health care in developing countries." Bmj 324(7328): 47.
Ha, N. T., P. Berman, et al. (2002). "Household utilization and expenditure on private and public health services in Vietnam." Health Policy Plan 17(1): 61-70.
Mills, A., R. Brugha, et al. (2002). "What can be done about the private health sector in low-income countries?" Bull World Health Organ 80(4): 325-30.
Walt, G., R. Brugha, et al. (2002). "Working with the private sector: the need for institutional guidelines." Bmj 325(7361): 432-5.

--2001--

Berman, P. (2001). "Getting more from private health care in poor countries: a missed opportunity." Int J Qual Health Care 13(4): 279-80.
Nshuti, L., D. Neuhauser, et al. (2001). "Public and private providers' quality of care for tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda." Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 5(11): 1006-12.
Ridley, R. G., J. Lob-Levyt, et al. (2001). "Round table. A role for public-private partnerships in controlling neglected diseases?" Bull World Health Organ 79(8): 771-7.
Stenson, B., L. Syhakhang, et al. (2001). "Real world pharmacy: assessing the quality of private pharmacy practice in the Lao People's Democratic Republic." Soc Sci Med 52(3): 393-404.
Wheeler, C. and S. Berkley (2001). "Initial lessons from public-private partnerships in drug and vaccine development." Bull World Health Organ 79(8): 728-34.
Widdus, R. (2001). "Public-private partnerships for health: their main targets, their diversity, and their future directions." Bull World Health Organ 79(8): 713-20.
Wilkinson, D., S. S. Karim, et al. (2001). "Public-private health sector partnerships for STD control in South Africa--perspectives from the Hlabisa experience." S Afr Med J 91(6): 517-20.
Zwi, A. B., R. Brugha, et al. (2001). "Private health care in developing countries." Bmj 323(7311): 463-4.

--2000--

Ahn, M., A. Herman, et al. (2000). "Public-private partnerships in health care for developing countries: a new paradigm for change." Manag Care Q 8(4): 65-72.
Buse, K. and G. Walt (2000). "Global public-private partnerships: Part I--A new development in health?" Bull World Health Organ 78(4): 549-61.
Buse, K. and G. Walt (2000). "Global public-private partnerships: Part II--What are the health issues for global governance?" Bull World Health Organ 78(5): 699-709.
Kumaranayake, L., P. Mujinja, et al. (2000). "How do countries regulate the health sector? Evidence from Tanzania and Zimbabwe." Health Policy Plan 15(4): 357-67.
Palmer, N. (2000). "The use of private-sector contracts for primary health care: theory, evidence and lessons for low-income and middle-income countries." Bull World Health Organ 78(6): 821-9.
Preker, A. S., A. Harding, et al. (2000). ""Make or buy" decisions in the production of health care goods and services: new insights from institutional economics and organizational theory." Bull World Health Organ 78(6): 779-90.

--1999--

Brugha, R., D. Chandramohan, et al. (1999). "Viewpoint: management of malaria--working with the private sector." Trop Med Int Health 4(5): 402-6.
Marek, T., I. Diallo, et al. (1999). "Successful contracting of prevention services: fighting malnutrition in Senegal and Madagascar." Health Policy Plan 14(4): 382-9.

--1998--

Crowe, S. (1998). "Public-private partnerships--business as usual?" Lancet 352(9123): 212.
Brugha, R. and A. Zwi (1998). "Improving the quality of private sector delivery of public health services: challenges and strategies." Health Policy Plan 13(2): 107-20.
Hanson, K. and P. Berman (1998). "Private health care provision in developing countries: a preliminary analysis of levels and composition." Health Policy Plan 13(3): 195-211.
Mills, A. (1998). "To contract or not to contract? Issues for low and middle income countries." Health Policy Plan 13(1): 32-40.

--1997--

Mills, A., C. Hongoro, et al. (1997). "Improving the efficiency of district hospitals: is contracting an option?" Trop Med Int Health 2(2): 116-26.

--1996--

Ahmed, A. M., D. P. Urassa, et al. (1996). "Capabilities of public, voluntary and private dispensaries in basic health service provision." World Health Forum 17(3): 257-60.
Berman, P. and R. Laura (1996). "The role of private providers in maternal and child health and family planning services in developing countries." Health Policy Plan 11(2): 142-55.
Bhat, R. (1996). "Regulating the private health care sector: the case of the Indian Consumer Protection Act." Health Policy Plan 11(3): 265-79.

--1995--

McPake, B. and C. Hongoro (1995). "Contracting out of clinical services in Zimbabwe." Soc Sci Med 41(1): 13-24.

--1994--

Bennett, S., G. Dakpallah, et al. (1994). "Carrot and stick: state mechanisms to influence private provider behavior." Health Policy Plan 9(1): 1-13.
Broomberg, J. (1994). "Managing the health care market in developing countries: prospects and problems." Health Policy Plan 9(3): 237-51.
Gilson, L., P. D. Sen, et al. (1994). "The potential of health sector non-governmental organizations: policy options." Health Policy Plan 9(1): 14-24.
McPake, B. and E. E. Banda (1994). "Contracting out of health services in developing countries." Health Policy Plan 9(1): 25-30.

--1993--

Mills, A. J., J. Kapalamula, et al. (1993). "The cost of the district hospital: a case study in Malawi." Bull World Health Organ 71(3-4): 329-39.

--1992--

Newbrander, W. and D. Parker (1992). "The public and private sectors in health: economic issues." Int J Health Plann Manage 7(1): 37-49.

--1990--

Rogo, K. O. (1990). "Family planning through private practitioners: characteristics of Kenyan contraceptive acceptors." Int J Gynaecol Obstet 31(1): 47-55.

--1984--

Roemer, M. I. (1984). "The public/private mix of health sector financing: international implications." Public Health Rev 12(2): 119-30.

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