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As responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic have matured, and persons with HIV are able to live longer given proper care and treatment, greater attention is being paid to creating economic strengthening programs for affected communities and households.

At the request of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Senegal, the Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One) project conducted a rapid assessment to understand better the current and potential market for family planning (FP) products and services in the private health sector and provide USAID with recommendations to strengthen the private health sector in Senegal.

The PSP-One team found a strong private health sector with engaged, dynamic leaders and heard examples of entrepreneurial endeavors.

Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries struggle to keep pace with the mounting health challenges caused by epidemics and population pressures. Government health budgets, even when augmented by decades of foreign assistance, have not produced optimal spending on patients.

Abt Associates brings a wealth of practical experience and proven innovative models to strengthen the delivery of health services in both the public and private sectors to improve people's health.

One way for developing countries to afford the costs of family planning is to reduce the number of women with high ability to pay from obtaining subsidized (public) services.

Strengthening the role of the commercial sector in contraceptive provision is an important strategy for reducing costs to donors and to local governments.

In response to the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Ethiopia mission’s request, the Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One) project fielded an assessment team from February 11–24, 2007, to document the state of operations for the Biruh Tesfa network, identify strategies to improve network sustainability, and determine local organizations that could have a role in network management and support.

To understand how employers are meeting the health needs of the workforce in the context of HIV/AIDS, and to help formulate recommendations to better meet these needs, the Private Sector Partnerships One (PSP-One) project conducted a survey in May and June 2006.

Presentation given by Rihanna Kola, Director, Global HIV/AIDS Programs, Merck & Co. Her presentation was part of the PSP-One expert panel, The Private Sector: An Essential Resource for Community Health, held at the Global Health Council Conference on Global Health on May 27, 2008.

Presentation given by Paul Meyer, Co-Founder, Chairman and President, Voxiva. Mr. Meyer's presentation was part of the PSP-One expert panel, The Private Sector: An Essential Resource for Community Health, held at the Global Health Council Conference on Global Health on May 27, 2008.