The Banking on Health Project and Expanding Quality Family Planning in the Private Sector

By Banking on Health

Published: 2009

The Banking on Health project expands access to financing for private health providers, thereby improving their capacity to deliver high-quality reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) services. Many providers cite access to financing as a key impediment to growing their businesses and improving the quality of their services. Clinicians who do not have basic business- and financialmanagement skills often run private health care enterprises. These providers struggle to operate their practices viably and access financing. To expand RH/FP in the private sector, it is important not just to consider clinical issues but also to address the business constraints that providers face.

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