Department of Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Research Article
Assessment of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Models in Health Systems in Least Developed, Low Income and Lower-Middle-Income Countries and Territories: A Protocol for a Systematic Review
Author(s): Baby Naznin*, Zahidul Quayyum, Jannatun Tajree, Su Golder, Bassey Ebenso, Deepa Barua, Maisha Ahsan, Faisal Kabir, Deepak Joshi, Sampurna Kakchapati, Abena Engmann, Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor, Prince Agwu, Chinyere Okeke, Juliana Onuh, Chukwuedozie Ajaero, Aishwarya Vidyasagaran, Helen Elsey and Florence Sibeudu
Background: Private sectors play a significant role in health provision along with the public sector in both developed
and developing countries. Given the limited resources of the public sector, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are
considered as a good solution to address the growing public health challenges. But inadequate assessment of various
health-related PPPs has resulted in a failure to gather knowledge and evidence that would facilitate the establishment
of effective partnerships, sustain, and systematize them over time, as well as determine the role of PPPs in health
system strengthening, particularly in terms of urban health provision. The objective of this research is to systematically
review the effectiveness of PPPs on the utilization of urban health provision to achieve health outcomes in the urban
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