Private Sector Role in Health Supply Chains

This study has two objectives: 1) to provide an understanding of the current and potential role for the private sector in health supply chains; and 2) to provide recommendations regarding how national governments, policymakers, private investors, international donors and foundations should think about investment in private sector health care initiatives for LMICs. This paper puts a primary focus on the activities of the for-profit private sector and the deployment of for-profit best practices by other sectors in the health supply chain. It is informed by in-depth case studies of health supply chains in Ghana and Zambia, as well as interviews of over 40 supply chain and health experts in 12 countries about private sector initiatives in those countries. Over 40 private sector-oriented initiatives which seek to bring new models to LMIC supply chains were identified and reviewed.