Contracting for Reproductive Health Care : A Guide

Government contracting of private organizations is an increasingly common tool to meet the growing demand for quality reproductive health care in developing nations. This guide brings together information about such contracting experiences in a way to serve the practical needs of World Bank staff and their government counterparts in developing countries interested in trying contracting. Contracting is not a cure-all for ailing health systems, and there exists relatively little systematic evaluation of the contracting experience in developing countries. Still, many in the field recognize the potential of contracting as a powerful tool to improve reproductive health care. This guide touches on some of the reasons why governments go the contracting route. The guide is meant to be used during the development of new projects or during the supervision phase, and assumes that the reader: has identified population and reproductive health as an issue for the health sector in a particular country or region; already has decided to include a reproductive health component in the loan and wants to involve the private sector actively in the project; is considering opportunities for contracting out of reproductive health care; or is looking for ideas and models for contracting.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Rosen, James E.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2000-12
Subjects:	REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & REFORM, HEALTH CARE FINANCE, HEALTH CARE FINANCING, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH INSURANCE ABORTION, ABORTION SERVICES, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AIDS PREVENTION, BASIC HEALTH CARE, CAPITATION, CARE, CARE SERVICES, CERTIFICATION, CERVICAL CANCER, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD NUTRITION, CITIES, CLINICAL SERVICES, CLINICS, CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, CONDOMS, CONTRACEPTION, CONTRACEPTIVE NEEDS, CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE, CONTRACEPTIVES, DRUGS, EQUIPMENT, ESSENTIAL DRUGS, EXTENSION, FAMILIES, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, FEE FOR SERVICE, GENDER, HEALTH, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH NEEDS, HEALTH PROGRAMS, HEALTH PROJECTS, HEALTH REFORM, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH SYSTEMS, HEALTH WORKERS, HOSPITALS, INCOMES, IUD, IUDS, MALNUTRITION, MANAGERS, MASS MEDIA, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNITY CARE, METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION, MIDWIVES, MOTHERHOOD, MOTHERS, NGOS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, NURSES, NURSING, NUTRITION, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION, OBSTETRIC CARE, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, PARENTHOOD FEDERATION, PATIENTS, PHARMACIES, PHYSICIANS, POST-ABORTION, POST-ABORTION CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE PROVIDERS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, SERVICES, SEX, SEX EDUCATION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, SOCIAL MARKETING, STERILIZATION, STIS, TRADITIONAL PRACTITIONERS, TREATMENT OF COMPLICATIONS, UNSAFE ABORTION, VASECTOMY, WASTE, WORKERS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/12/3889134/contracting-reproductive-health-care-guide https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13634
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