Public-private partnerships (PPP) for improving the health of populations are currently attracting attention in many countries with limited resources. The Public-Private Mix for Tuberculosis Control is an example of an internationally supported PPP that aims to engage all providers, including hospitals, to implement standardized diagnosis and treatment. This paper explores mainly the local acto...

OBJECTIVES In Bangladesh, private healthcare is common and popular, regardless of income or area of residence, making the private sector an important player in health service provision. Although the private sector offers a good range of health services, tuberculosis (TB) care in the private sector is poor. We conducted research in Dhaka, between 2004 and 2008, to develop and evaluate a public-p...

Evaluating the sustainability risk level of public–private partnership (PPP) projects can reduce project risk incidents and achieve the sustainable development of the organization. However, the existing studies about PPP projects risk management mainly focus on exploring the impact of financial and revenue risks but ignore the sustainability risks, causing the concept of “sustainability” to be ...

Public-private partnership (PPP) is a form of co-operation of public and private sector, aiming at the realisation of public tasks connected to supplying public goods and services by private firms or with their participation. The significance and forms of PPP have been developing for several years according to changes in economic, social and political conditions of economic activity. At present...

Earlier studies have established guidelines to optimize the capital structure of a privatized project. However, in the US, many Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects may not be fully self-financed through toll or other operating revenues due to insufficient revenue streams. With the limited debt capacity secured by toll revenues, most PPP projects must be backed by both private equity inves...

there is a consensus among housing experts and policy makers that there are not enough resources for government alone to address growing urban housing challenges in many developing countries. consequently, a paradigm shift from government provision to partnerships between the public and private sectors is advocated. this study examined the prospects and challenges of public-private partnerships...