Could NGOs to provide healthcare in developing countries?
Contracting nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to deliver health services in developing countries could provide better results than government provision of the same services, state the authors of a public health article. To achieve the health-related Millennium Development Goals, the delivery of heath services will need to improve. Contracting with non-state entities, including NGOs, as been proposed as means for improving healthcare delivery. Benjamin Loevinsohn and April Harding (The World Bank, Washington, DC) reviewed the global experience of contracting with NGOs to deliver primary health or nutrition services. Their findings were published in…
