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Public-Private Integrated Partnerships Demonstrate the Potential to Improve Health Care Access, Quality and Efficiency
Around the world, publicly owned and run health services face challenges. In poor countries in particular, health services are characterized by such problems as inadequate infrastructure and…
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Handshake Issue #3: Health & PPPs
Handshake Issue #3, Health & PPPs, explores innovative and successful approaches by governments that are tapping the private sector for healthcare infrastructure, service delivery, and insurance…
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A tale of… cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light…
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PPP in Health
A range of approaches to healthcare PPPs has emerged. The UK range was the leading proponent of hospital facility PPPs under its PFI Initiative, focusing on development/ rehabilitation of facilities…
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Sub-national and Municipal PPPs
While large infrastructure projects grab the attention of central government, infrastructure investment is important also at the sub-national level. Sub-national entities and governments including…
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Supporting the Development of Public-Private Partnerships in Health by Catherine O’Farrell
Catherine O'Farrell presented the legal scheme in place for the hospital PPP projects in Egypt. O'Farrell emphasized the importance of regional investors and stated that there will be interested…
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Health and Safety Laws
Health and safety laws vary considerably from country to country, and there is a trend towards greater focus on safety in the workplace – particularly on construction sites.A host country, when…