Coarasa, JorgeDas, Jishnu2016-01-142016-01-142015-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23657Much of the primary curative care provided to the poor by the private sector occurs not at large hospitals but at small, single-person clinics. While such micro-health providers increase access, questions persist about quality. Some have argued that the micro-health sector needs to be better regulated. This note cites recent studies in arguing that the micro-health sector needs to be better understood. A more evidence based approach may enable the World Bank Group to better target investments and interventions and help these providers fulfill an important role serving the poor. The following recommendations are made at the conclusion of this paper: (1) Effort, rather than hardware or training, may count the most. (2) Scaling up interventions to improve quality requires understanding and addressing market failures. (3) Changing the way impacts are measured will lead to smarter investments.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGEDAGINGCLINICSDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISSEMINATIONDOCTORSDRUGSEQUILIBRIUMFAMILIESFEE-FOR-SERVICEFINANCIAL INCENTIVEGLOBAL HEALTHHEALTH AFFAIRSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE DELIVERYHEALTH CARE FACILITIESHEALTH CARE MARKETSHEALTH CARE OUTCOMESHEALTH CARE PROVIDERHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE PROVISIONHEALTH CARE QUALITYHEALTH CARE SECTORHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH FUNDINGHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH SECTORHEALTH STATUSHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH-CAREHEALTHCARE PROVIDERSHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYPERTENSIONILLNESSESIMPORTANT POLICYINCOMEINFORMAL SECTORINTERVENTIONSLEVELS OF KNOWLEDGELOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMARKET FAILURESMEDICAL CAREMEDICAL DOCTORMEDICAL TRAININGMINISTRY OF HEALTHNURSESOFFICIAL POLICYPATIENTPATIENTSPHARMACISTSPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY LEVERPOOR HEALTHPOPULATION DENSITYPRACTITIONERSPRIMARY CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIVATE CAREPRIVATE CLINICSPRIVATE SECTORPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC PROVIDERSPUBLIC SECTORQUALITY CAREQUALITY OF CAREQUALITY OF HEALTHQUALITY OF HEALTH CARESAFETYSERVICE PROVIDERSSURGERYTRAFFICURBAN AREASVILLAGE LEVELVILLAGESWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONBriefWorld Bank10.1596/23657