Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

Skip to content

ADG channels:

Information by sector: Health

Sub navigation

ADG TOOLBOX

Institutional arrangements and issues

Buying results? Contracting for health service delivery in developing countries (pdf 75kb)

This article reviews the global experience of contracting non-state organisations, including NGOs, to improve health care delivery.

The article studies ten examples of contracted health service delivery around the world, in a range of settings, and assesses their impact.

The findings indicate that contracting for the delivery of primary care can be very effective and that improvements can be rapid.

 

Footer: