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  Family franchise: reproductive healthcare and the private sector

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

  Can family planning be successfully contracted out to the private sector?  Would such franchises be sustainable in developing countries?  Marie Stopes International (MSI) looked at the experiences of two such initiatives funded by USAID in Mexico and the Philippines.
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  Private sector intervention case example: building an HIV/AIDS workplace programme that addresses BMW South Africa’s specific context

  World Economic Forum, 2003

  This paper describes the policy and practical details of BMW South Africas’ HIV/AIDS policy.
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  Banks’ liquidity demand in the presence of a lender of last resort

  University of San Andrés, Argentina, 2003

  Central banks of most countries follow a policy of lender of last resort (LLR) in order to stabilize the banking system and avoid the negative consequences of a credit crunch on the real sector of the economy, but what effect does this have on commercial banks’ behaviour?
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  Private sector participation in child health: a review of World Bank projects, 1993-2002

  World Bank, 2003

  Based on the assumption that the private sector significantly influences child health and nutrition outcomes through both service provision and supply of health related goods, this paper analyses World Bank projects in Health, Nutrition and Population between fiscal years 1993-2002.
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  Private sector family planning service: access and contraceptive use

  The Commercial Market Strategies project, 2002

  This paper examines the impact of geographic proximity to private-sector family planning services on contraceptive use in Bolivia and Guatemala.
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  Private sector intervention case example: developing an enhanced tuberculosis (TB) control programme before TB becomes a significant business risk

  World Economic Forum, 2002

  This paper offers a case study of private sector TB intervention programme, carried out by De Beers.
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  Promoting safe motherhood through the private sector in low- and middle-income countries

  Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2003

  The formal private sector could play a significant role in determining whether goals for safe motherhood in many low- and middle-income settings are achieved. Established private providers, especially nurses/midwives, have the potential to contribute to safe motherhood practices if they are involved in the care continuum.
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  Private sector health care providers in Morocco: family planning attitudes and characteristics

  The Commercial Market Strategies project, 2002

  This paper reports on surveys conducted amongst private health care providers to assess the attitudes of public providers, private providers, and pharmacists toward family planning (FP) and the social marketing brands of FP. Some of the differences across different provider types (i.e.
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  Sustainability and privatization: The Zimbabwe Experience [veterinary services]

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2003

  This paper assesses the significance of institutional reform in the Zimbabwean Department of Veterinary Services and the impact that privatisation has had on veterinary services.It argues that veterinary services need to concentrate on core functions and form stronger linkages and partnerships with stakeholders in order to achieve their objectives.
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  Financing development: time for a new approach?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  Why has aid failed to achieve development? Should other forms of financing for development (FfD) be emphasised instead for narrowing the wealth and income gaps between developing and developed countries?

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