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Insights for the future of health system partnerships in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Governance of Public-Private Partnerships for Primary Healthcare in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries, 2000-2023: A Systematic Review.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Pooled it
- Health seeking behaviours and private sector delivery of care for non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on the Outcomes of Implementing Public-Private Partnerships in Healthcare Systems: The Experience of the Middle East.Health science reports · 2026Review
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- Exploring the Role of and Factors Affecting Public-Private Partnership in Health Care Systems: A Scoping Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
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- Study on regional disparities and influencing factors of public health service supply in China from the perspective of fairness.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Factors influencing national public health governance capacity: based on NCA and fsQCA.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Substandard and falsified medicines in Africa: healthcare systems challenges, supply chain issues, regulatory challenges and strategies to increase access to quality medicines.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Mental health service readiness in Nepal: Insights from the 2021 Nepal Health Facility Survey.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Health systems responsiveness towards needs of pregnant women in Vietnam.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- What are the priority-setting approaches for HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria programmes in Ghana? A qualitative perspective from key informants.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- The Effects of Mobile Primary Health Teams: Evidence from theWorld development · 2024Article
- Examining contraceptive utilization behavior in Pakistani women.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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- Is qualitative social research in global health fulfilling its potential?: a systematic evidence mapping of research on point-of-care testing in low- and middle-income contexts.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Exploring the Interrelationships between Public Health, Fiscal Decentralization, and Local Government Debt in China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite growing support for the private sector involvement in the provision of public health services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), a lack of clear information on the future of the provision of such services restricts the ability of managers and policy-makers to assess how feasible integration between public and private actors may be in these countries. This paper presents a systematic literature review which traces the dynamics and boundaries of public-private partnerships for the healthcare sector in LMICs.
methodsA total of 723 articles indexed in Scopus were initially submitted to bibliometric analysis. Finally, 148 articles published in several academic journals were selected for independent full-text review by two researchers. Content analysis was made in order to minimise mistakes in interpreting the findings of studies in the sample.
resultsPublic-private partnerships identified through the content analysis were categorised into four research areas: 1) Transfer of resources; 2) Co-production of health goods and services; 3) Governance networks; 4) Criteria for successful partnership development.
conclusionsThe four main research areas supply suggestions for a future research agenda, and managerial and policy implications for partnerships in LMICs.
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