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Informing the 'Visible Hand' Defining and Measuring What Governments Do - and Can Do - with Private Health Providers in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSpreng, Connor
dc.contributor.authorIfelayo, Ojo
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-29T15:41:56Z
dc.date.available2013-03-29T15:41:56Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractMeasures of the overall business environment have been around for many years, and the World Bank Group has been at the forefront, for example, with the doing business indicators. But it's a different story when it comes to the environment for private businesses in the social sectors. Indeed, the private sector's role itself is somewhat controversial, making it all the more important to develop a useful definition of effective policy and practice in this area. In 2011, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation, or IFC published a report, healthy partnerships: how governments can engage the private sector to improve health in Africa, which represents a leap forward in our understanding of government performance toward the private health sector, and how to measure and improve that performance. Part of the World Bank Group's health in Africa Initiative, the healthy partnerships report presents a framework for defining, measuring, and reforming how the public and private sectors work together. It makes the indicators not only relevant but also directly helpful to policymakers and to colleagues in the field. This smart lesson shares insight gained while preparing the report.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/13073
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13074
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInternational Finance Corporation and the World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectbusiness environment
dc.subjectBusiness indicators
dc.subjectbusinesses
dc.subjectclinics
dc.subjectcollaboration
dc.subjectdata collection
dc.subjectdiscussions
dc.subjectdoctors
dc.subjecthealth care
dc.subjecthealth care systems
dc.subjecthealth experts
dc.subjectHealth Organization
dc.subjecthealth outcomes
dc.subjectHealth Providers
dc.subjecthealth research
dc.subjecthealth sector
dc.subjecthealth service
dc.subjecthealth service provision
dc.subjecthealth systems
dc.subjecthospitals
dc.subjectidea
dc.subjectinformation exchange
dc.subjectinsights
dc.subjectintegration
dc.subjectinterface
dc.subjectInternal communication
dc.subjectintuition
dc.subjectmedical doctor
dc.subjectnational health
dc.subjectnetworks
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectprivate sectors
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectresult
dc.subjectresults
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjectthinking
dc.subjectusers
dc.subjectwaste
dc.titleInforming the 'Visible Hand' Defining and Measuring What Governments Do - and Can Do - with Private Health Providers in Africaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2012-09-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:34:44.985277Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.report72953
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicEducation::Knowledge for Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.unitHealth - IFC (CICHE); Health - WB (CICHE)
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