Expanding Access to Voluntary Family Planning Services in Mixed Health Systems
Dear Family Planning Champion,
Many countries have ambitious family planning (FP) goals, including expanding access to and choice of high-quality care and products. Our pick this week focuses on engaging the private sector within national stewardship and financing systems for voluntary family planning.
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OUR PICK THIS WEEK
Expanding Access to Voluntary Family Planning Services in Mixed Health Systems
In “Expanding Access to Voluntary Family Planning Services in Mixed Health Systems: Lessons from linking private health care networks to domestic financing,” Results for Development (R4D) and Population Services International (PSI) share best practices and lessons learned through the implementation of the USAID-funded Support for International Family Planning and Health Organizations 2: Sustainable Networks (SIFPO2) initiative (April 2014 – Dec 2020).
This comprehensive report covers:
- Rationale for public-private engagement;
- Overview of the approach and frameworks applied under SIFPO2;
- How teams in Nigeria, Tanzania, Cambodia and Uganda developed options for better private sector-led engagement with the public sector;
- Examples of the enablers and barriers encountered in progressing toward a well-functioning mixed health system; and
- Recommendations and reflections for public sector counterparts.
Listen to “Inside the FP Story”
Grab a cup of coffee or tea and listen in on honest conversations with family planning program experts around the world as they share what has worked in their settings — and what to avoid — in our podcast series, Inside the FP Story.
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