Private Sector Engagement in Healthcare Delivery in Developing Countries: A Review
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https://doi.org/10.51846/jucmd.v3i2.3031Keywords:
Private Sector Engagement, Public-Private Partnership, Healthcare Delivery, COVID-19, Developing CountriesAbstract
Objective: Private sector engagement is crucial for the success of health programs, as it brings in additional resources, expertise, and innovation. The main objective of this review is to understand private sector engagement in healthcare delivery.
Methodology: A descriptive case study design using an analytical framework was used. Literature from well-researched articles was reviewed. Only articles written in English language between 2012-2022 were considered if they talked about private sector engagement in health delivery. The strategy and procedure involved searching for articles using scholarly search engines, namely Google Scholar, Scopus, and Semantic Scholar.
Results: Findings demonstrated an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by healthcare delivery in developing countries, which included 58.2% of private sector involvement by the government, 34.29% inadequate human resources, 30% inadequate budgetary allocation, and 8.45% bordering on meagre leadership and management. Employing various private sector engagement could provide resources required for strengthened health systems. During COVID-19 pandemic, it was established that four contextual factors were very critical in dealing with the pandemic. Individual features, economic crises, a weak health system, and a multi-sectoral response to COVID-19, were the main important factors established. Other contextual factors that impact the success of private sector involvement included human resource management, financial capacity, and multisectoral response to the pandemic.
Conclusion: The private sector plays a critical role in supporting provision of healthcare but is mostly recognized only during health disasters like COVID-19 Pandemic. Challenges faced by healthcare can be addressed when steps to involve the private sector are deliberately made to garner support for provision of healthcare through Private Sector Engagement initiatives for the sustainability of health programs.
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