COVID-19 pandemic showed in many settings that the private sector has been key to support the fight against the pandemic, bringing resources, skills and capacities to maximize the national response. At the same time, adverse behaviours and opportunistic practices have also been featured by private actors in the health systems. This highlighted the need for a strong governance of the health system as a whole in order to steward all health actors to behave in accordance with national health principles. WHO Country Connector on Private Sector in Health (CCPSH) aims to to support Member states in employing different governance tools for building resilient health systems that would be able to absorb shocks from acute events such as COVID-19 or prolonged health emergencies such as those experienced in fragile and conflict affected states (FCS)
A course designed to enable governments and their partners to ensure equity of access to safe, effective, and affordable health care through engagement with the private sector. The curriculum has been redesigned to reflect the
This learning resource includes guidance and best practices on the use of the private sector to deliver services. In this learning object you will be able to: • Explore the changes needed in service delivery to reduce the number
This online seminar highlights opportunities and challenges for strategic public-private engagement in health (including those revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic). This online seminar brought together a diverse set of stakeholders
In the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organization (WHO), the private health sector is responsible for 53% of inpatient services and 66% of outpatient services and is, therefore, a major stakeholder in the COVID
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of primary health care systems that include preventative health services such as immunization has become increasingly apparent. Engaging the private sector in the delivery
Countries are beginning to deploy COVID-19 vaccines, bringing new hope to the fight against the global pandemic. WHO, UNICEF, Gavi and many other partners are working together to support countries in preparing for COVID-19 vaccine
In response to COVID-19, WHO advises governments to take a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to their response efforts. This approach should include drawing on the capacities and resources of the private health
