scholarly journals Public-private partnerships in sexual and reproductive healthcare provision: establishing a gender analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine Gideon ◽  
Benjamin M. Hunter ◽  
Susan F. Murray
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Healthcare Provision ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Social Franchise ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Reproductive Healthcare

Abstract The past few decades have seen the growing popularity of public-private partnerships (PPPs) across the health sector – a catch all term used to encompass diverse activities involving both public and private sector entities in areas of global and domestic health. In the article we consider the factors that have led to this proliferation of PPPs in the healthcare delivery field and consider the link to the process of ‘scientization’ of healthcare. With a focus on sexual and reproductive health the article also considers two commonly used mechanisms employed in SRH service delivery that have been used in PPPs – social franchise and health voucher schemes. We then reprise key points from the existing critical literature on gendered health systems and go on to consider their application to such service provision-oriented PPPs, using an exploratory analysis of a case study of the use of maternal health vouchers in India.

Public-Private Partnerships and Its Reflections to the Health Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 338-356
Author(s):  
Yeter Demir Uslu ◽  
Emre Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Risk Sharing ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Common Purpose ◽  
The Government ◽  
Public And Private Sector

The purpose of this study is to define the concept of public-private cooperation, to talk about its advantages and disadvantages and to examine its reflections on the health sector. In this context, the main features of the Public Private Partnership and the financing models applied throughout the world have been mentioned by making extensive literature review. In addition to this, the effects of public-private cooperation on health sector practices are discussed and the benefit of the synergy created as a result of cooperation is emphasized. In the literature review, the creation of Public Private Partnerships for various purposes together with various financing models, the services public and private sector provide for a common purpose, the risk sharing resulting from all these factors have been discussed. It is stated that the provision of compulsory public services by the government in cooperation with the private sector adds value to projects both in terms of innovation and time cost.

scholarly journals The Remarkable 10th Anniversary of Stuxnet

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Gábor Selján
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
United States Government ◽  
Nuclear Facilities ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
Infrastructure Monitoring ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Cyber Espionage ◽  
Public And Private Sector

It has been ten years since Stuxnet, a highly sophisticated malware that was originally aimed at Iran’s nuclear facilities, was uncovered in 2010. Stuxnet is considered to be the first cyber weapon, used by a nation state threat actor in a politically motivated cyberattack. It has significantly changed the cybersecurity landscape, since it was the first publicly known malware that could cause physical damage to real processes or equipment. Its complexity and level of sophistication, due to the exploitation of four different zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows and the usage of two stolen certificates, has triggered a paradigm shift in the cybersecurity industry. The recently uncovered cyber espionage campaign known as SolarStorm is a worthy anniversary celebration for Stuxnet. Especially because now the tables have turned. This campaign targeted the United States Government and its interests with a highly sophisticated supply chain attack through the exploitation of the SolarWinds Orion Platform used by thousands of public and private sector customers for infrastructure monitoring and management. In this article, I attempt to summarise the key points about the malware deployed in the SolarStorm campaign that can be drawn from reports available at the time of the writing.

scholarly journals Strengthening the Somaliland health system by integrating public and private sector family medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muna M. Mahfud ◽  
Fathia M. Nour ◽  
Hodan J. Abdi ◽  
Sabah M. Muse ◽  
Tim Fader
Keyword(s):  
Family Medicine ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Health System ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Specialty Training ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public And Private Sector

Four family physicians, who received their specialty training at Amoud University in Somaliland, organised a practice together that uses informal public–private partnerships to optimise their clinical care and teaching. Their experience offers insights into public–private partnerships that could strengthen the country’s healthcare system.

Closing the Gaps in Public Private Partnerships in Emergency Management

2015 ◽  
pp. 64-97
Author(s):  
Marvine Hamner
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Closing The Gaps ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
Goals And Objectives

There are many differences between entities in the public and private sectors engaged in emergency management: vision, mission, goals, and objectives are only a few. To develop workable public private partnerships requires an understanding of these differences. This understanding will then provide a foundation for establishing unambiguous agreements within which each sector's roles and responsibilities are clear, and within which all entities can be successful. This chapter explores the differences between public and private sector entities, which can create gaps in understanding and communication, comparing and contrasting these differences; then, it evaluates ways the resulting gaps between entities and within public private partnerships can be closed. Comparison of the respective backgrounds and perspectives provides the material necessary to complete a gap analysis. Anecdotal information is provided that illustrates how the differences between public and private sector entities support, hinder, or manifest in public private partnerships.

Case Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 339-368
Author(s):  
Niamh Darcy ◽  
Sriyanjit Perera ◽  
Grades Stanley ◽  
Susan Rumisha ◽  
Kelvin Assenga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Integrated Or

In 2009, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) counted over 10 different health facility lists managed by donors, government ministries, agencies and implementing partners. These function-specific lists were not integrated or linked. The ministry's Health Sector Strategic Plan included the development of an authoritative source for all health facility information, called the Master Facility List (MFL). During development, the ministry adopted the term Health Facility Registry (HFR), an online tool providing public access to a database about all officially recognized health facilities (public and private). The MFL, which includes the health facility list at any specific point in time can be exported from the HFR. This chapter presents the Tanzanian case study describing the work and lessons learned in building the HFR—focusing on software development, introducing geographic positioning systems and harmonizing MFL data. MoHCDGEC launched the HFR public portal in September 2015.

scholarly journals Identifying Risk Factors of Boot Procurement: A Case Study of Stadium Australia

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Marcus Jefferies ◽  
Swee Eng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Public Works ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
High Level ◽  
Bidding Process

Private sector input into the procurement of public works and services is continuing to increase. This has partly arisen out of a requirement for infrastructure development to be undertaken at a rate that maintains and allows growth. This has become a major challange for the construction industry that cannot be met by government alone. The emergence of Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) schemes as a response to this challange provides a means for developing the infrastructure of a country without directly impacting on the governments budgetary constraints. The concepts of BOOT are without doubt extremely complex arrangements, which bring to the construction sector risks not experienced previously. Many of the infrastructure partnerships between public and private sector in the pastare yet to provide evidence of successful completion, since few of the concession periods have expired. This paper provides an identified list of risk factors to a case study of Stadium Australia. The most significant risk associated with Stadium Australia include the bidding process, the high level of public scrutiny, post-Olympic Games facility revenue and the complicated nature of the consortium structure.  

Public–Private Partnerships in the health sector: the Danish experience

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
KARSTEN VRANGBÆK*
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Public Private Partnerships ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Danish Health ◽  
Private And Public

AbstractThis article investigates the current use of Public–Private Partnerships (PPP) in the Danish health sector based on an initial discussion of theoretical approaches that analyze PPP. The empirical analysis concludes that PPP has been used very sparsely in the Danish health sector. There are few examples of large-scale partnership projects with joint investment and risk taking, but a number of smaller partnerships such as jointly owned companies at the regional level. When defining PPP more broadly, we can identify a long tradition for various types of collaboration between public and private actors in health care in Denmark. An analysis of the regulatory environment is offered as an explanation for the limited use of PPPs in Denmark. Major political and institutional actors at the central level differ in their enthusiasm for the PPP concept, and the regulatory framework is somewhat uncertain. A number of general issues and concerns related to PPPs are also discussed. It is suggested that a risk-based framework can be useful for mapping the potential and challenges for both private and public partners. Such a framework can be used to feed into game theoretical models of pros and cons for PPP projects. In general terms, it is concluded that more empirical research is needed for the assessment of the various risk factors involved in using PPPs in health care. Most PPPs are still very young, and the evidence on performance and broader governance issues is only just emerging. Ideally, such assessments should include comparisons with a purely public alternative.

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