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Private Sector In Uganda Case Study

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INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

HEALTH POLICY & PLANNING

ASSIGNMENT II

4/15/2015

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Using examples from a country of your choice, discuss the critical role of the private sector as a powerful actor in health policy with local, regional, national and international dimensions. (not more than 2,500 words)

STUDENT NAME: TRACY KOBUKINDO (REG.NO: 2013-MPH-PT-017) COURSE FACILITATOR: JOHN. B.ALEGE

In meeting the needs of this question, the author will consider Uganda as case study. A brief background on the NHS of Uganda will be provided in the Introduction, a description of the Private Sector of Uganda, how it was formed and its role in the health sector. The health sector governance and private sector analytical framework will be adapted to explain how government (public sector), development partners and private sector relate. Roles of the private sector in health policy will be …show more content…

V, Hanson K, 2008. Technical Partner paper 9: Health Sector Governance and Implications for the Private Sector. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Available at: http://resultsfordevelopment.org/knowledge-center/health-sector-governance-and-implications-private-sector [Accessed 13.04. 2015].
Ministry of Health 2014: Annual Health Sector Performance Report 2013/14. Kampala: Ministry of Health, Government of Uganda; 2011.

Ministry of Health 2010b: Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan 2010/11-2014/15. Kampala: Ministry of Health, Government of Uganda.
Ministry of Health, 2010a: The Second National Health Policy: Promoting People's Health to Enhance Socio-economic Development. Kampala: Ministry of Health, Government of Uganda.
The role of Private sector in Health Systems, Results For Development, 2014. 2009 - 2014 Results for Development Institute. 1100 15th Street, NW, Suite 400. Washington, DC 20005
Available at: http://r4d.org/focus-areas/role-private-sector-health-systems [Accessed 13.04.

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