Private Sector Services
Limited budgets in many developing
countries can mean the curtailment or abandonment of
publicly subsidized health care. To relieve this pressure,
USAID works to involve the private sector in health
care delivery to expand access to those who most need
health services. Using market segmentation, USAID works
to ensure that poorer populations receive subsidized
or free public sector health care while those who are
financially able to pay for health care go to private
clinics, pharmacies, and retail stores for their services.
USAID's work in this area involves identifying existing
or potential investment opportunities in health and
family planning services and providing technical assistance
to support the development of private sector interest
and capacity to take advantage of these opportunities.
Many options can be pursued to meet this end, including
strengthening networks of employer-based clinics, developing
a rural health care network among agricultural cooperatives,
expanding health service availability for informal sector
workers, and promoting the development of private provider
networks that could serve as the foundations of managed
care systems.
- Commercial
Market Strategies (CMS)
CMS Project, in partnership
with the private and commercial sector, contributes
to improved health by increasing the use of quality
family planning and other health products and services.
- The
Summa Foundation
Operated under the CMS project, is an independent,
not-for-profit investment fund that provides financing
and technical assistance to the private health sector
in developing countries.
- PSI
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