Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPs) as a Strategy for Efficient Basic Primary Health Care in the Eastern Cape Department of Health

摘要

This paper used a descriptive secondary study approach to explore the potential benefits the public can enjoy from public private partnerships (PPPs) in the Eastern Cape Department of Health (ECDoH) in South Africa. The exploratory paper was enabled through an examination of the challenges being faced by the ECDoH. An understanding of these particular challenges facilitated the conception of appropriate PPP strategies that were adopted to ensure the provision of efficient health care services. Through the use of government statistics, annual progress reports, National Treasury reports and current existing academic literature, the paper concluded that there are different models of PPPs which can be harnessed for efficient basic primary health care delivery.