• Global initiatives and Public Private Partnerships

Global initiatives and Public Private Partnerships

The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Health (IPPPH) was launched in 2000 to look at ways to optimise the benefits and minimize the potential negative consequences of public-private collaboration for health.

The activities of IPPPH cover four areas:

• Information services:Making available the relevant and up-to-date information on individual partnerships and their operational experiences to date
• Advisory services:Providing expertise and guidance on the formation of new public-private partnerships or improving the effectiveness of existing partnerships in areas including: organisational structure, governance mechanisms, sectoral characteristics and motivations, partner selection, phased development, operational features and financing options
• Communication and networking:Organising the exchange of acquired knowledge and experience among partnerships and their supporters; promoting understanding between the public and private sectors; and encouraging the participation in collaborations of all potential contributors, including industry, public agencies and civil society
• Research and analysis:Providing health alliances with pragmatic answers to specific challenges they face, to identify practices which maximise health returns on funds invested, and to minimize the potential risks associated with such alliances