A new face for private providers in developing countries: what implications for public health?

The use of private health care providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is widespread and is the subject of considerable debate. We review here a new model of private primary care provision emerging in South Africa, in which commercial companies provide standardized primary care service...

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Main Authors: Natasha Palmer, Anne Mills, Haroon Wadee, Lucy Gilson, Helen Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000400011&lng=en&tlng=en