title: The role of private medical practitioners and their interactions with public health services in Asian countries.
abstract: This paper aims to review the role of private practitioners and their interactions with public health services in developing countries, focusing largely on the Asian region. Evidence on the distribution of health facilities, manpower, health expenditures and utilization rates shows that private practitioners are significant health care providers in many Asian countries. Limited information has been published on interactions between public and private providers despite their co-existence. Issues related to enforcement of regulations, human resources, patient referrals and disease notifications, are examined.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aljunid
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D018563:Disease Notification; D006296:Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017149:Private Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation