Jeff Ruster, ChiakiYamamoto, and Khama Rogo
Note No.263 - June 2003 World Bank
Available
online at: http://rru.worldbank.org/viewpoint/HTMLNotes/263/263Ruste-063003.pdf
"........In
the past decade a growing number of health franchising schemes have
emerged in developing countries. Often reaching tens of thousands of poor
households, these private schemes currently provide logistical, managerial,
and sometimes financial support to small-scale providers (franchisees) of
preventive care, such as family planning and maternal and child health
services. While franchising has attracted growing interest among
governments and donors as a possible way to achieve health objectives,
there is some debate about the ability of the model to reach the poorest
people and the ability of franchisers to sustain themselves financially...."
Private
Health
Policy and Regulatory Options for Private Participation
Tonia
Marek, Chiaki Yamamoto, and Jeff Ruster
http://rru.worldbank.org/viewpoint/HTMLNotes/264/264Marek-
063003.pdf
".....Many
developing countries face a critical gap between the demand for health
care services and their supply. Public resources often fall short of what
is needed to provide universal health care, and the typical incentive
structure in the public sector may not always be conducive to expanding
access, improving the quality of care, and ensuring efficient use of
limited funding and expertise.
This Note defines options for mobilizing private resources to achieve
public health objectives...."
Insurance,
Contracting, and Regulating Private Participation in Health
Three updated reading lists featuring 54 papers, case studies, and
websites on market-based reforms to health insurance, as well as
contracting for and regulating the private provision of health care
services. http://rru.worldbank.org/Resources.asp?results=true&stopicids=45
