ORGANIZATION
USAID
YEAR PUBLISHED
2007
DESCRIPTION
The private health sector plays a critical role in the provision of health care in sub-Saharan Africa. On average 49 percent of expenditures on health are private, primarily out-of-pocket expenses by individuals (World Health Organization Statistical Information Systems [WHO SIS] 2004). When it comes to specific reproductive health and family planning (RH/FP) services, Demographic and Health Surveys show that in many African countries a large number (over 40 percent) of current users are going to the private sector for their RH/FP needs.