Table 1 Characteristics of the country studies
Country | Authors | Type of NSP | Service provided by NSP | Focus of Country Study | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Afghanistan | Salehi, Saljuqui, Akseer, Rao, & Coe. | National and international NGOs | Rural and urban primary health care and hospital services | Factors that influenced NSPs performance in implementing basic package of health services. |
2 | Bangladesh | Islam, Hossain, Bashar, Khan, Sikder, Yusuf, & Adams. | Mostly national NGOs | Urban primary health care services | Factors that influenced the evolution and implementation of contracting-out health services. |
3 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Rakic, Novakovic, Stevic, & Niskanovic. | For-profit private providers | Pharmacy, dental and specialist care. | Introduction of safety and quality standards for private health care providers. |
4 | Ghana | Grieve, & Olivier. | Faith-based non-profit providers | Rural primary health care | Mapping the development of the faith-based non-profit sector |
5 | South Africa | Mureithi, Burnett, Bertscher & English. | For-profit general physicians | Rural and urban primary health care. | Assessment of three general practitioner contracting models. |
6 | Tanzania | Maluka, Chitama, Dungumaro, Masawe, Rao, & Shroff. | Faith-based non-profit providers | Rural primary health care services | Design and implementation of service agreements between local governments and NSPs. |
7 | Uganda | Ssennyonjo, Namakula, Kasyaba, Orach, Paina, Bennett, Ssengooba. | Faith-based non-profit providers | Rural primary health care services | Evolution of government resource contributions to, and partnerships with, NSPs. |