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Zinc and the Risk for Infectious Disease 2009	Zinc is an essential micronutrient for human growth, development, and immune function. Zinc deficiency impairs overall immune function and resistance to infection.	212	POUZN Project
Albania Laws and Regulations Affecting Commercial Supply of Modern Contraceptives: Analysis and Recommendations 2009	The USAID Mission in Albania requested the Private Sector Partnership-One (PSP-One) project to assess Albania’s laws and regulations applicable to the private supply of modern contraceptives.	166	PSP-One
Utilization of HIV and Related Services from the Private Health Sector: Multicountry Analysis 2009	The continued spread of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is burdening the health care system in many developing countries. Recent global commitment has led to unprecedented levels of funding for the HIV response, of which a substantial proportion is directed toward governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGO).	154	PSP-One
Extending Social Insurance to Informal Sector Workers in Nicaragua via Microfinance Institutions: Results From a Randomized Evaluation 2009	This report presents results from a one-year randomized evaluation of a program that extended voluntary health insurance to informal sector workers in Nicaragua.	171	PSP-One
Determinants of the Choice of a Private Health Facility For Family Planning Services Among the Poor: Evidence From Three Countries 2009	Objective To determine how the structure, process, and outcomes of quality influence the choice of a public or private facility for family planning services among poor clients. Methods Data from three nationally representative Service Provision Assessment (SPA) surveys conducted in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana were used for the analysis.	137	PSP-One
Insights From Innovations: Lessons From Designing and Implementing Family Planning/Reproductive Health Voucher Programs in Kenya and Uganda 2009	Health policy in developing countries has traditionally focused on public provision of free or highly subsidized services to lower the cost of seeking care and to ensure universal access to critical services such as family planning (FP) and reproductive health (RH).	454	PSP-One
Private Sector Utilization of HIV/AIDS Services and Health Expenditures By People Living with HIV/AIDS in India: Findings from Five High-Prevalence States 2009	Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are a critical challenge in India with an estimated 2.4 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2007.	168	PSP-One
Saathiya Youth Friendly Initiative Evaluation Report 2009	Currently married youth in India have considerable unmet need for family planning (FP) and low levels of modern FP use. 27% of currently married 15-19 year old women have unmet need for FP and only 7% report current use of a modern FP method (NFHS-3).	174	PSP-One
Economic Strengthening Programs for HIV/AIDS Affected Communities: Evidence of Impact and Good Practice Guidelines 2009	The report discusses the evidence of impact that economic strengthening programs have on communities affected by HIV/AIDS, and develops good practice guidelines and recommendations for health programmers. It begins with a discussion on why economic strengthening programs are needed for HIV/AIDS-affected communities as they cope with the long-wave shock of the epidemic, and illustrates how economic support can be tailored for different vulnerable groups most affected by HIV/AIDS.The paper then describes the main functions of economic strengthening programs, from social assistance or safety-net programs (cash or food transfers), to asset-growth and protection services (savings and insurance) and income growth initiatives through market linkages and vocational training. This discussion is followed by a short summary of the evidence of impact that economic strengthening programs have on the welfare of targeted individuals or households and their ability to mitigate risk among vulnerable groups.	180	PSP-One
Finding Middle Ground: Making Better Use of the African Private Health Sector Through More Effective Regulations 2009	Governments in sub-Saharan Africa face many complex and difficult challenges in meeting the health needs of their populations. Although sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 11 percent of the world’s population and 24 percent of the global burden of disease, the region commands less than 1 percent of global health expenditures (WHO, 2006).	244	PSP-One
Assessing the Commercial Viability of Long-acting and Permanent Contraceptive Methods 2009	Access to a wide range of contraceptive choices increases couples’ rates of adoption and utilization of contraception. Consistent and long-term access to a wide range of contraceptive options is correlated with sustained life-long use, even as the couples’ contraceptive needs change (Family Health International 2007).	363	PSP-One
From Emergency Relief to Sustained Response: Examining the Role of the Private Sector in Financing HIV/AIDS Services 2009	This paper examines private sector contributions, as compared to donor and public sector investments, to HIV/AIDS financing in five sub–Saharan African countries: Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.	146	PSP-One
Client Satisfaction and the Quality of Family Planning Services: A Comparative Analysis of Public and Private Health Facilities in Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania 2009	OBJECTIVES To measure the extent of quality differentials in family planning (FP) services at public and private hospitals and clinics in three countries (Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania) and to determine how these differentials affect FP clients’ satisfaction with those services. METHODS The analyses make use of data from the 2002 Ghana Service Provision Assessment, 2004 Kenya Service Provision Assessment, and 2006 Tanzania Service Provision Assessment.	144	PSP-One
What Role Can the Private Sector Play in Scaling Up and Sustaining Integrated Malaria Control Programs? 2009	Malaria is well recognized as a threat to social and economic stability causing more than 1 million deaths each year in sub-Saharan Africa. In response, the international donor community and partner governments in Africa have provided unprecedented funding for malaria control interventions.	133	PSP-One
When One Size Doesn't Fit All: Segmenting the Family Planning Market in Azerbaijan 2009	Private Sector Partnerships-One (PSP-One) is a worldwide project that provides technical leadership to facilitate private sector provision of high-quality reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) products and services.	134	PSP-One
Who Goes Where and Why? Examining HIV Counseling and Testing Services in the Public and Private Sectors in Zambia 2009	Zambia, a small republic in sub-Saharan Africa, has significant HIV prevalence with an adult prevalence rate of 14.3 percent (Central Statistics Office, 2007).	272	PSP-One
Differences in the Quality of Reproductive Health Services Provided by Private Midwives in Uganda 2009	Differentials in quality of health services in the private sector by clients’ socioeconomic status have not been well documented. This paper examines differentials in quality of reproductive health services provided by private midwives in Uganda.	132
Can Private Sector Providers Accurately Assess the Quality of Services They Provide? Evidence from Private Midwives in Uganda 2009	Self-assessment tools have become increasingly important for quality improvement in settings where external supervision and evaluation of the quality of care may not always be feasible.	127	PSP-One
Private Sector Utilization of HIV/AIDS Services & Health Expenditures by People Living with HIV/AIDS in India: Findings from Five High-Prevalence States 2009	HIV/AIDS is a critical challenge in India with an estimated 2.4 million people living with the disease in 2007 (UNAIDS/WHO 2008). A majority (65 percent) of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) live in five high-prevalence states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, and Tamil Nadu (Pandey et al.	184	PSP-One
When One Size Doesn't Fit All: Using Client-Centered Market Segmentation to Tailor Family Planning Programs 2009	PSP-One End-of-Project Conference	176	PSP-One