Private Sector Health
To meet priority health goals, the private sector offers valuable resources such as skilled health workers, financing, and infrastructure to deliver services. Abt draws on our strong relationships with local governments around the world and deep understanding of the intricacies of the private health sector to achieve positive health outcomes. We identify opportunities for integrating the private health sector into the total health system and then facilitate strategic partnerships that build on each sector’s comparative strengths and resources. We also introduce innovative tools and solutions, improve the quality, sustainability, and impact of public health interventions, and ensure appropriate government oversight and stewardship.
Expertise
- Private-Private Partnerships
- Training and Access to Finance
- Policy and Regulation Reforms
- Access To Private Sector Data
- Gender Equality, Disability Equity, and Social Inclusion
Our Work
Expanded private sector provision of quality health services in Ethiopia by adding services and attracting infrastructure investment
In rural Nepal, groundwork laid for an efficient and consistent referral system for sick children between private and public facilities
Our Experts
Chief of Party, Feed the Future, Bangladesh & Senior Private Health Sector Advisor
Senior Private Sector Advisor, Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus Project, East Africa
Kenya
Chief of Party, USAID Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS), Nigeria
Nigeria
Country Director, USAID Local Health System Sustainability COVID-19 Emergency Response, Tajikistan
United Kingdom
Chief of Party, USAID Local Health System Sustainability (LHSS) Project, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Insights
Working with the Private Health Sector in Ghana to Improve Service Delivery
The Ghanaian government, partnering with USAID, seeks to improve private sector expertise in providing quality health services, including access to diarrhea treatment for children.
Mainstreaming Private Health Sector Contributions
Abt’s contributions at the recent ICFP reflected its decades of work to shape and drive the global agenda on private sector health.
SHOPS Plus: Public-Private Engagement for Better Health
The private sector is a key provider of priority health-care services. But too often it is overlooked or not fully integrated into the health system. The public sector frequently does not have accurate information about the size and scope of the private…