PHM-Exch> Does this still reflect the policy of the World Bank on health?

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>


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*Health Policy Toolkit

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*The World Bank  - *Available at: http://bit.ly/zp8Ysm

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Health Policy Toolkit, which offers health policy stakeholders and
practitioners online access to a growing collection of information about
policies and practices that can help enhance the contribution of the
private sector to important health goals in developing countries.

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The Toolkit includes links to key policy resources in a variety of formats.

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*Module 1: Fundamentals*****

This module discusses health systems, the policy cycle, public sector
stewardship towards the private health sector, the importance of the
private health sector, and policy mechanisms governments can use to better
engage the private health sector.****

In this module:****

•Health systems and the policy cycle;****

•The concepts of stewardship and engagement;****

•Actors involved in the private health sector;****

•Why the private health sector matters and who uses it;****

•Policy instruments to engage the private health sector.

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*Module 2: Assessment*****

This module helps stakeholders including policymakers, technical staff,
businesses and financial institutions to understand how to better engage
the public and private sectors through the results of an assessment process.
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The reader will understand:****

•Health systems frameworks for a health sector assessment****

•The dimensions of a health sector assessment****

•The dynamics of a private health sector assessment process****

•Options for sources of secondary data****

•The types of instruments which can be used for primary data collection****

•Steps in the assessment process

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*Module 3: Engagement*****

This module focuses on engaging with the private health sector by
designing, implementing, and evaluating a public private dialogue.****

The reader will:****

•Be able to define engagement, public private dialogue, and public-private
partnership and understand the major policy instruments used to collaborate
with the private health sector.****

•Understand the stages of the policy cycle and how it relates to a public
private dialogue.****

•Know the essential elements to consider when designing and implementing a
public-private dialogue project in health.

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*Module 4: Capacity Development*****

This module provides policymakers and capacity builders with tools to
better understand how to work with the private health sector.****

The reader will:****

•Review the concept of capacity development and how it relates to policy
engagement and private health sector assessment;****

•View a sample course agenda and training materials on strategies for
strengthening private health policy to achieve health goals;****

•Understand how to conduct a private health sector assessment;****

•Gain exposure to policy instruments for engaging the private sector.

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*Public-Private Dialogue Handbook
*<http://www.publicprivatedialogue.org/tools/PPDhandbook.pdf>(pdf,
3.84mb) *http://bit.ly/A9nIOt* ****
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