Cross-cutting programme areas such as health financing, workforce, and governance. Supporting inclusive, resilient health systems with public–private partnerships.
This note outlines options for private sector engagement to support the COVID-19 containment phase as part of a low- and middle-income pandemic response.
This is the Strategy recommended WHO's Advisory Group on the Governance of the Private Sector for UHC for WHO's work on a new way of doing business for health system governance.
This is a collection of studies on engaging the private sector in heath commissioned by WHO to support its Strategy Report.
This article underlines that ignoring the role of the private sector in national efforts towards UHC is not an option, and suggest an approach to managing, and where appropriate, engaging the private sector as part of efforts to
This rapid review documents behaviours and practices of some private health sector actors in response to the surges in demand for COVID-related products and services, providing recommended actions for governments in stewarding the
This case study was prepared by the Uganda National Health Consumers Organisation (UNHCO) and was commissioned by the Country Connector COVID-19 Working Group. The Country Connector and its working groups aim to decolonise global
Over the last five years most African countries have integrated universal health coverage (UHC) as a goal in their national health strategies. Yet, progress in translating this commitment into equitable and quality health services
The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and specifically SDG 17, call for cooperation, collaboration and partnership between government, civil society and businesses to reach the agenda’s goals. In the health sector, this
As part of “how-to” develop inclusive national health policy for the private sector in health, we reviewed how countries, particularly those classified as lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs), include the private sector in
The focus of this brief is on strengthening government inclusive health policy to respond to the growth in scope and role of the private sector in health.
This brief aim at understanding policy development and the active role of policy entrepreneurs in the process. Our interest is in relation to the private sector in health and entry points for engagement.
This note explains WHO's work to develop guidance on governance of the private sector in health for emergency response, to achieve national public health objectives and build more resilient health systems.
The WHO’s Country Connector shares learnings from countries: in this new case study, we analyze how South Korea has learned from previous pandemics to strengthen its response to COVID-19.
Within fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings (FCVs), health system governance arrangements have evolved in response to conflict, creating a complex foundation for service provision. Service provision is often
This brief delves into the available literature on dual practice, the governance challenges posed by it and the potential policy options and governance tools that can address those challenges.