Regional and country specific recommendations from macro-level private sector assessment Bettina Brunner Regional Manager, Francophone Africa, SHOPS

Regional Recommendations Improve the public-private landscape across the region through collaboration with WAHO as catalyst, convener, and connector Develop a regional dialogue platform Develop standards for private sector policies, reporting, disease surveillance Develop private health sector strategies for each country Resource mobilization strategies

Develop a Regional Total Market Approach to FP Include private for-profit sector in contraceptive security (CS) committees Conduct a market segmentation exercise in CS committees Use Ouagadougou Partnership as platform for TMA in each country Work with WAHO to standardize TMA activities

Increase CSR Opportunities within the Region Work through CSR associations and business councils in each country to identify company partners Using tools from HANSHEP’s Mining Initiative, work with companies to expand HIV offerings and include FP

Document and Develop PPPs in West Africa Document current PPPs Go beyond service level agreements to consider innovative PPPs with private for-profit sector at national, regional and district level Determine strategy for health PPPs in collaboration with WAHO

Recommendations: Burkina Faso Streamline import regulations and value-added tax exemptions that impede growth of the private health sector. Collaborate with WBG on private sector initiatives (policies, private sector federation) Increase the role of FBOs in provision of HIV services to most-at-risk populations such as Union des Religieux et Coutumiers du Burkina pour la Promotion de la Santé et du Développement.

Recommendations: Cameroon Increase coverage in rural areas through Community Pharmacies Develop tax incentives with MOH to increase private for-profit provision of HIV services Add HIV services to ProFam FP network & expand to Bafousam, Douala, & Yaoundé Work with Cameroon Business Coalition Against AIDS on prevention & education campaigns

Recommendations: Côte d’Ivoire Revise Reproductive Health Law to include private health sector Work with the Africa Center for Information and Development to provide HIV and FP services in mining companies such as Newmont Overseas Exploration and Occidental Gold Work with Association des Cliniques Privées de Côte d’Ivoire to integrate FP services into the SHOPS-sponsored pilot network of private HIV service providers

Recommendations: Mauritania Increase role of private sector in strategic documents (Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire, Plan to Reposition FP 2014–2018) Community-based distribution of FP products, in partnership with the Association Mauritanienne de Planning Familiale

Recommendations: Niger Support community-based FP extension services through partnerships with ANBEF and ANIMAS SUTURA for Maradie and Zinder Work through community radio stations to disseminate FP messages to men Partner w/Nigerien chapter of Society for Women and AIDS in Africa to support preventive HIV services for sex worker populations Disseminate FP messages at the community level via Asusu’s microfinance groups for women

Recommendations: Togo Work with Plateforme des Organisations de la Société Civile contre le VIH/SIDA and Fédération nationale des ONG/Associations de lutte contre le VIH/SIDA/IST et de planification familiale to train private sector facilities on reporting and monitoring and evaluation. Expand existing partnerships with community-based organizations with Espoir Vie Togo & Médicales et Charité Implement ILO model for HIV prevention at the workplace w/Association of Employers & Chamber of Commerce.

Thank you Bettina_Brunner@abtassoc.com