Coexistence of Private and Public Health Care: Some Implications for Demand and Resource Allocation

1991 ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Risa
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Private And Public

scholarly journals Application of Health-Care Networking in COVID-19: A Brief Report

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Punidha Kaliaperumal ◽  
Tamorish Kole ◽  
Neha Chugh
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Northern India ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Private And Public

ABSTRACT Health-care systems all over the world are stretched out and being reconfigured to deal with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Some countries have flattened the curve, some are still fighting to survive it, and others are embracing the second wave. Globally, there is an urgent need to increase the resilience, capacity, and capability of health-care systems to deal with the current crisis and improve upon the future responses. The epidemiological burden of COVID-19 has led to rapid exhaustion of local response resources and massive disruption to the delivery of care in many countries. Health-care networking and liaison are essential component in disaster management and public health emergencies. It aims to provide logistical support between hospitals; financial support through local or regional governmental and nongovernmental agencies for response; manpower and mechanism for coordination and to implement policies, procedures, and technologies in the event of such crisis. This brief report describes how 4 independent private hospitals in northern India had adopted the principles of health-care networking, pooled their resources, and scaled up 1 of the partner hospitals as Dedicated COVID-19 Hospital (DCH) to treat moderate to severe category of COVID-19 patients. It brings out the importance of a unique coalition between private and public health-care system.

scholarly journals Patterns and predictors of private and public health care utilization among residents of an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elvis O. A. Wambiya ◽  
Peter O. Otieno ◽  
Martin Kavao Mutua ◽  
Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet ◽  
Shukri F. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Informal Settlement ◽  
Acute Infection ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Private And Public

Abstract Background Knowledge of health care utilization is important in low-and middle-income countries where inequalities in the burden of diseases and access to primary health care exist. Limited evidence exists on health seeking and utilization in the informal settlements in Kenya. This study assessed the patterns and predictors of private and public health care utilization in an urban informal settlement in Kenya. Methods This study used data from the Lown scholars study conducted between June and July 2018. A total of 300 households were randomly selected and data collected from 364 household members who reported having sought care for an illness in the 12 months preceding the study. Data were collected on health-seeking behaviour and explanatory variables (predisposing, enabling, and need factors). Health care utilization patterns were described using proportions. Predictors of private or public health care use were identified using multinomial logistic regression with the reference group being other providers. Results Majority of the participants used private (47%) and public facilities (33%) with 20% using other providers including local pharmacies/drug shops and traditional healers. In the model comparing public facilities vs other facilities, members who were satisfied with the quality of health care (vs not satisfied) were less likely to use public facilities (adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR) 0.29; CI 0.11–0.76) while members who reported an acute infection (vs no acute infection) were more likely to use public facilities (aRRR 2.31; 95% CI 1.13–4.99) compared to other facilities. In the second model comparing private facilities to other facilities, having health insurance coverage (aRRR 2.95; 95% CI 1.53–5.69), satisfaction with cost of care (aRRR 2.08; CI 1.00–4.36), and having an acute infection (aRRR 2.97; 95% CI 1.50–5.86) were significantly associated with private facility use compared to other facilities. Conclusions The majority of urban informal settlement dwellers seek care from private health facilities. As Kenya commits to achieving universal health coverage, interventions that improve health care access in informal and low-resource settlements are needed and should be modelled around enabling and need factors, particularly health care financing and quality of health care.

scholarly journals Private and public health care in rural areas of Uganda

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Konde-Lule ◽  
Sheba N Gitta ◽  
Anne Lindfors ◽  
Sam Okuonzi ◽  
Virgil ON Onama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Health Care ◽  
Private And Public
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