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Volume : III, Issue : IV, May - 2013

PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH SECTOR IN KARNATAKA: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WOMEN'S HEALTH

PRASANNA B JOSHI AND GURUPRASAD GANESHKAR

Published By : Laxmi Book Publication

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Good Health of people is one of the important indicators of a country's prosperity. Every country has witnessed a deterioration in the health of its people due to changes in the life styles, food habits, growing consumerism and also pollution that has resulted in health problems. Therefore health is a prime concern in the task of nation building. To earn good will of the community by providing quality services is one of the objectives of the Governments both at the national and state levels is to promote good health amongst its citizens. The Government also encourages the private sector to provide and deliver essential health services to its citizens. This paper is an attempt to study public private partnership in women's health in particular and primary health centres (PHCs) in Karnataka. Karnataka is a pioneer in provision of health services. Public-private partnerships are increasingly seen as playing a critical role in improving the performance of health systems by bringing together the best characteristics of the public and private sectors to improve efficiency, quality, innovation, and health impact of both private and public systems.

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PRASANNA B JOSHI AND GURUPRASAD GANESHKAR, (2013). PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH SECTOR IN KARNATAKA: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO WOMEN'S HEALTH. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. IV, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2374.pdf

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