Private Sector Equity

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Comparisons

Where it comes from

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Highlighted claims

• The HbA1C testing pattern in FCVs shows a public-sector equity gap because private availability is much higher than public availability. — Inequities in diabetes prevention and control in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a mixed-methods study from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
• The Eastern Mediterranean Region has the world's highest private-sector share of health service provision, at about 62%. — Inequities in diabetes prevention and control in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a mixed-methods study from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Private-sector availability can improve access for some patients but may deepen inequity when essential services are more available privately than publicly. — Inequities in diabetes prevention and control in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a mixed-methods study from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Governments retain obligations to ensure insulin and other diabetes care components are accessible and affordable. — Inequities in diabetes prevention and control in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a mixed-methods study from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Private-sector provision is especially relevant in FCVs because public governance and regulatory capacity may be weaker. — Inequities in diabetes prevention and control in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a mixed-methods study from the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region