Excellence, Innovation, and Influence: Pathways to Results

When: May 30, 2006
Where:Washington, DC

USAID's PSP-One project, led by Abt Associates, hosted an Expert Panel Event at the Global Health Council's 33rd Annual International Conference on Global Health, "Excellence, Innovation, and Influence: Pathways to Results" held in Washington D.C.

Held on May 30, 2006, the PSP-One project's Expert Panel, “Expanding Health Service Access and Provider Choice in Developing Countries: The Role of the Private Sector” consisted of three panel discussions: Effective Strategies for Improving Equity and Access Through the Private Sector, Pubic/Private Interface: Effective Strategies for Improving Quality, and Perspectives on the Private Sector.

Representatives from organizations such as USAID, the Center for Global Development, KFW, the World Bank, Abt Associates, Boston University CIHD, Population Services International and the Gates Foundation discussed options to ensure quality of and access to private health services in the developing world.

Download the Expert Panel Agenda (PDF 26/KB)

Presentations and Panelists:

Part 1: Strengths and Limitations of Private Sector Strategies

1. Can Generic Contraceptive Manufacturers Increase Equity Without Compromising Quality? Francoise Armand, Abt Associates, PSP-One Project
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2. The Impact of Private Clinic Networks on Client Service Access and Quality: Evidence from Ethiopia, India and Pakistan Amy Tsui, Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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3. Insurance As A Means to Improve Access to Care: A Silver-Plated Bullet? Tania Dmytraczenko, Abt Associates, PSP-One Project
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Part 2: Public/Private Interface

1. Achieving the Twin Objectives of Equity and Quality: Contracting Health Services with the Private Sector Benjamin Loevinsohn, Lead Public Health Specialist, SASHD, World Bank
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2. Smart Aid - Paying for Health Care for Marginalized Groups Claus P. Janisch, Senior Medical Officer, KFW
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3. Regulating Private Practice: The (In)Visible Hand of Government in the Medical Marketplace Rich Feeley, Boston University
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