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Public Versus Private Health Care Delivery: Beyond the Slogans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11490958 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Giusti (0000-0001-8178-8407), Bart Criel (0000-0002-1452-0088, Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, corresponding author), Xavier De Béthune (Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 193-198 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/12.3.193 |
| PMID | 10173400 |
| OpenAlex | W2124176747 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
In most settings, a 'public' health service refers to a service which belongs to the state. The term 'private' is used when health care is delivered by individuals and/or institutions not administered by the state. In this paper it is argued that such a distinction, which is based on the institutional or administrative identity of the health care provider, is not adequate because it takes for granted that the nature of this identity automatically determines the nature of the service delivered to the population. A different frame of classification between public and private health services is proposed: one which is based on the purpose the health service pursues and on the outputs it yields. A set of five operational criteria to distinguish between health services guided by a public or private purpose is presented. This alternative classification is discussed in relation to a variety of existing situations in sub-Saharan Africa (Mali, Uganda, Zimbabwe). It is hoped that it can be used as a tool in the hands of the health planner in order to bring more rationality in the current altercation between the public and the private health care sector.
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| Citations per year | 0.52 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2017 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |