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Contracting for the Delivery of Primary Health Care in Cambodia : Design and Inital Experience of Large Pilot Test

Year: 2014

Type: book

Abstract: Despite the potential benefits of contracting with the private sector for delivery of publicly-financed health services, its effectiveness and efficiency has rarely been evaluated. This paper describes the design and early implementation experience of a project in Cambodia that is pilot-testing contracting with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for the delivery of primary health care on a large scale. Three approaches are assessed: Contracting out (CO) in which contractors have complete authority for hiring, firing, and paying staff as well as procuring drugs and supplies; Contracting in (CI) where contractors provide management services within the existing district health structure; and comparison/control (CC) where the existing district health management teams receive a budget supplement (as do CI districts).

Source: World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks

DOI: 10.1596/20097

Author: Benjamin Loevinsohn

Language: English

Topic: Healthcare Systems and Reforms

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W608631399

FWCI: 0.926

Cites: 3

Cited by: 21

Related to: 10