[EQ] Clinical Social Franchising Clinical Social Franchising

Clinical Social Franchising

An Annual Compendium of Programs, 2009

The Global Health Group - University of California, San Francisco

Innovations in developing country health care delivery through social franchises

Available online as PDF file [96p.] at: http://www.globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/pdf/SocialFranchisingCompendium.pdf

“…. Social franchising is argued to be a way of rapidly scaling up clinical health interventions in developing countries. Building upon existing expertise in poor and isolated communities, social franchising organisations engage private medical practitioners to add new services to the range of services they already offer.

Specific examples are provided, such as the Confiance programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that provides a toll-free hotline for answering family planning-related questions and making referrals. It is reported to have been effective in addressing family planning concerns raised by men.

 

This paper argues that standardisation, quality monitoring and scalability make social franchising one platform for the expansion and improvement of a wide range of medical services….”

Content:

 

I. Introduction

II. Umbrella Organizations

III. Program Summary Charts

IV. Clinical Social Franchises

Chemonics International

Bangladesh (Smiling Sun

Family Health International

Kenya (Gold Star Network

INPPARES

Peru (RedPlan Salud

Janani/DKT International

India (Surya Clinic

Marie Stopes International (MSI

Ethiopia (BlueStar

Ghana (BlueStar

Kenya (AMUA

Malawi (BlueStar

Philippines (BlueStar

Sierra Leone (BlueStar

Vietnam (BlueStar

Nepal CRS Company

Nepal (Sangini)

Population Services International (PSI)

Benin (ProFam)

Cambodia (Sun Quality Health)

Cameroon (ProFam)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Confiance)

India (Key Clinics)

Madagascar (Top Reseau)

Mali (ProFam)

Myanmar (Sun Quality Health)

Pakistan (GreenStar)

World Health Partners

India (SkyHealth and SkyCare Centres)

Additional Social Franchises and Franchise-like Agencies

 

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