The Impact of Clinical Social Franchising on Health Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review

Naomi Beyeler, Anna De La Cruz, Dominic Montagu. PLoS One.

The private sector plays a large role in health services delivery in low- and middle-income countries; yet significant gaps remain in the quality and accessibility of private sector services. Clinical social franchising, which applies the commercial franchising model to achieve social goals and improve health care, is increasingly used in developing countries to respond to these limitations. Despite the growth of this approach, limited evidence documents the effect of social franchising on improving health care quality and access. Read the publication here.