New Face for Private Providers in Developing Countries: What Implications for Public Health?


 
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English

Author:

Palmer N et al.

Series/Journal Title:

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volume:

81

Issue:

4

Pages:

6

Description:

The use of private health care providers in low- and middle-income countries is widespread and is the subject of considerable debate. We review here a new model of private primary care provision emerging in South Africa, in which commercial companies provide standardized primary care services at relatively low cost. [from abstract]

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