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    Working with the non-state sector to achieve public health goals

    World Health Organization, 2005
    In both urban and rural settings, private for-profit and non-profit health care providers and suppliers of health related commodities serve both the rich and the poor. This paper from the World Health Organisation aims to start developing consensus about key challenges and effective strategies in working with the non-state sector to achieve public health goals.
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    Social franchising to increase access to and quality of health services in low- and middle-income countries

    Cochrane Library, 2009
    Governments are looking for ways to increase the access to and quality of health care services in low- and middle-income countries. This review from the The Cochrane Collaboration shows how a system called social franchising, which is not connected to the public sector, can provide health services. The concept of franchising for health services is similar to franchises in business.
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    Social franchising to improve quality and access in private health care in developing countries

    Harvard School of Public Health, 2009
    Private provision of health care is omnipresent and surpasses public provision in many developing countries. This paper from Harvard Health Policy Review examines the ways in which public and private sectors can cooperate to improve the quality and accessibility of primary health care (PHC) to the poor in developing countries.
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    Clinical social franchising: an annual compendium of programs, 2009

    University of California, Los Angeles, 2009
    Social franchising represents one of the best known ways to rapidly scale up clinical health interventions in developing countries. Building upon existing expertise in poor and isolated communities, social franchising organisations engage private medical practitioners to add new services to the range of services they already offer.
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    Franchising of health services in developing countries

    College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkley, 2002
    This paper from The University of California, Berkley describes the structure and operation of existing franchises and presents a model of social franchise activities that will afford a context for analysing choices in the design and implementation of health-related social franchises in developing countries.
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    A resource pack for working with older prisoners

    Department of Health, UK, 2009
    This pack and its related resources are aimed at wing-based prison staff, disability liaison officers, peer support workers and anyone else who wishes to practically enhance the day-to-day lives of older prisoners. It is produced by the UK government's Department of Health and Nacro, the crime reduction charity.
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    Costs of utilizing healthcare services in Chakaria, a rural area in Bangladesh

    Future Health Systems research consortium, 2009
    What is the cost of health care services? With an overwhelming majority of the population in Bangladesh living below the poverty threshold, this is an important question. The authors argue that the perceived costs associated with the different health care options are probably important factors determining health care seeking behaviour.
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    Building a society for all ages, UK Government

    Building a Society for All Ages (launched 2009)  is the UK Government’s strategy of reforms to pensions and health systems for older people.
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    Public stewardship of private providers in mixed health systems: Synthesis report from the Rockefeller Foundation-sponsored initiative on the role of private sector in health systems

    Results for Development Institute, 2009
    In low-resource settings, a mix of public and private health providers are needed in order to ensure that health services are available to meet the needs of a population. This report from the Results for Development Institute highlights that the study of the provision of health care is a complex issue.
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    Financial incentives for return of service in underserved areas: a systematic review

    2009
    The shortage of human resources for health can severely impact on the provision of health services; therefore incentive programmes have been used to attract health professionals to work in locations most affected by the lack of staff.

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