Delivering maternal and child health interventions through the private sector in LMIC: a scoping review of strategies and effective approaches.

ABSTRACT: Despite growing evidence on the role of private health providers, the global public health response to date has primarily focused on the provision of public sector health services for women and children in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Limitations of this approach are well documented and include shortage of human resources, inefficient institutional frameworks and inadequate quality especially in rural areas. In order to achieve universal health coverage, it is important to strengthen both the public and private sectors. The objective was to determine effective strategies for engagement with private health providers for maternal and child health in LMIC. A scoping review of both published and grey literature from 2000 to 2023 was undertaken, including papers reporting on either p

SUBMITTER: Awor P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812706 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature