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Health Systems in the Developing World

By: Kevin Schulman, Muhammed Pate and Gary Carbell
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:22
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Abstract

This note offers an approach to the evaluation of health care markets globally. It prepares students with a set of questions about the organization of core elements of the health care system. The organization of these elements can vary across markets and can vary in terms of the different roles of the public and private sector in financing and delivery of health care services. Overall, the framework provides an opportunity for a structured analysis of any market in health care and provides students with a comprehensive approach to assessing the current health care market. Students can build from this framework with their own assessments of potential opportunities for business or policy innovation within the market.

Keywords

Health Care and Treatment; Developing Countries and Economies; Public Sector; Private Sector; Opportunities; Analysis

Citation

Schulman, Kevin, Muhammed Pate, and Gary Carbell. "Health Systems in the Developing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 316-112, May 2016.
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