Format:
1 online resource (144 pages)
ISBN:
9780821387955
Series Statement:
World Bank Working Papers
Content:
Under its Health in Africa Initiative, IFC intended to conduct a country assessment of the private health sector in Mali, working in close collaboration with the World Bank and the Government of Mali.The Core objective of the Mali Country Assessment Report was to work closely with the Government of Mali and Development partners to develop recommendations for a reform program to strengthen the existing policy framework for the public-private interface in the health sector and to improve the delivery of health related goods and services for all Malians.As part of this, the purpose of the book was to:Determine the role the private sector currently plays in Mali's health care system.Present a diagnose of the nature and effectiveness of the existing interface between the public and private sectors in Mali, health system constraints, as well as the business enabling and investment environment.Assist the World Bank Group to engage in policy dialogue with stakeholders in Mali's health care system, and particularly with public officials and policy makers; and help develop detailed recommendations for the Government of Mali with policy makers and key stakeholders.
Content:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Investment Climate in Health Series -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction and Background Elements -- The "Health in Africa" Initiative -- The Malian Context -- 2. Private Health Care under the Malian System -- History -- Health Policy in Mali -- Health Care Delivery -- Education of Health Care Professionals -- Pharmaceuticals and Medical Products Distribution -- Health Insurance -- Clinical Pathway -- Synthesis: Sizing the Health Care Sector -- 3. Governance, Regulation, and the Business Environment -- Associating the Private Sector in Governance of the Health System -- Private Sector Regulation: Strategic Documents and Regulatory Framework -- Business Environment -- 4. Analysis of the Health System -- Private Medicine -- Education -- Private Community Sector -- Health Insurance -- Pharmaceuticals -- Clinical Pathway -- Governance -- 5. Improving the Private Sector Contribution to Public Health Objectives -- About Opportunities for Improvement -- Strengthening the Public-Private Partnership and Dialogue -- Creation or Revision of Regulatory Texts -- Reinforcement of Law Enforcement Mechanisms -- Strengthening the Education Policy -- Fight against the Illegal Pharmaceuticals Market -- Implementation of Quality and Locational Incentives -- Bolster Rural Community Health by Consolidating ASACO and CSCOM Strengths -- Voluntary Expansion of Private Mutual Insurance -- Clinical Pathway -- 6. Operational Proposal for Governance -- Public-Private Dialogue and Consultation Committee -- Public-Private Partnerships Entity -- Entrust Questions Related to the Private Sector to a Technical Adviser -- 7. Joint Public-Private Action Plan -- Perspectives for Further Investigation -- Notes -- Appendixes -- A. Methodology and Main Findings -- B. Project Approach.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821385357
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821385357
Language:
English
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