Insights for the future of health system partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite growing support for the private sector involvement in the provision of public health services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), a lack of clear information on the future of the provision of such services restricts the ability of managers and policy-makers to assess how feasible integration between public and private actors may be in these countries. This paper presents a systematic literature review which traces the dynamics and boundaries of public-private partnerships for the healthcare sector in LMICs.

Methods

A total of 723 articles indexed in Scopus were initially submitted to bibliometric analysis. Finally, 148 articles published in several academic journals were selected for independent full-text review by two researchers. Content analysi

SUBMITTER: Fanelli S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310020 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature