Public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries
Date
2016-08-11
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Cochrane
Abstract
Background:
Governments use different approaches to ensure that private for-profit healthcare services meet certain quality standards. Such government guidance, referred to as public stewardship, encompasses government policies, regulatory mechanisms, and implementation
strategies for ensuring accountability in the delivery of services. However, the effectiveness of these strategies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have not been the subject of a systematic review.
Objectives:
To assess the effects of public sector regulation, training, or co-ordination of the private for-profit health sector in low- and middle income countries.
Description
CITATION: Wiysonge, C. S. et al. 2016. Public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8:CD009855, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009855.pub2.
The original publication is available at https://www.cochranelibrary.com
The original publication is available at https://www.cochranelibrary.com
Keywords
Medical care -- Developing countries -- Finance
Citation
Wiysonge, C. S. et al. 2016. Public stewardship of private for-profit healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8:CD009855, doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009855.pub2.