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Human Resources for Health in the Private Sector: Understanding the Capacity, Motivation, and Skills Mix in Côte d'Ivoire

Cote d’Ivore has a diverse mix of private health care providers, ranging from traditional to modern practitioners. As in many sub-Saharan African countries, private providers in Cote d’Ivore can be classified by their for-profit or non-profit commercial orientation and by their type of ownership – for example, individual/group-owned practices and mission/charitable clinics. This assessment measures the size, skills mix, distribution, and growth rate of health care workers in the private sector. The findings are based on a comprehensive survey of 279 private health facilities representing all types of modern facilities. The report addresses four interrelated issues. First, it estimates total number of doctors, nurses, midwives, and laboratory and pharmacy staff currently employed in the private sector. Second, it presents the distribution of health facilities and availability of health services by region. Third, it estimates the number of health care workers entering and leaving the sector; and finally, it measures the average number of new graduates coming out training institutions per year.
Author: Won Chan Lee, Gilbert Kombe, Suzanne D. Diarra, Damascene Butera, Amy Taye, Alison Bishop, Kreda Boci, Olai Soumahoro
Published: Mar 1 2007