Private Sector Entrepreneurship in Global Health - 9781487502737

Private Sector Entrepreneurship in Global HealthInnovation, Scale, and Sustainability\nAuthor(s): Kathryn Mossman, Anita McGahan, Will Mitchell, Onil Bhattacharyya\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781487502737, 978-1487502737\nSynopsis\nPoor access to care in low- and middle-income countries due to high costs, geographic barriers, and a shortage of trained medical staff has motivated many organizations to rethink their model of health service delivery. Many of these new models are being developed by private sector actors, including non-profits, such as non-governmental organizations, and for-profits, such as social enterprises. By partnering extensively with public sector organizations, these non-state actors have enormous potential to scale innovation in global health. Understanding how these leading organizations operate and target hard-to-reach groups may yield key insights to sustainably improve hea.