PHA-Exch> The Vital Role of the Private Sector in Reproductive Health - Policy Brief

[Claudio Schuftan]

Here we go again...
 Claudio
From: Dane Button dbutton at forumone.com

Governments in developing countries are challenged to meet the health needs
of their populations because of financial constraints, limited human
resources, and weak health infrastructure. And while universal access to
reproductive health care—including family planning, maternal health care,
and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections—is
critical to achieve the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals, it is
far from becoming a reality.

Governments are often major providers of reproductive health services, but
inadequate funding greatly limits the availability and quality of the
services. The private sector can help expand access to and quality of
reproductive health services through its resources, expertise, and
infrastructure.

This brief provides an overview of the private sector, highlights the
critical role it plays in delivering health services and products in
developing countries, and explains how governments and donor agencies can
engage this sector to achieve reproductive health goals.

For more information and to download:
http://www.psp-one.com/content/resource/detail/5260/

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Dane Button
Forum One Communications
www.forumone.com
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