CSOs call on WHO to rethink private sector role

We are writing regarding World Health Organisation’s Strategy Report: “Engaging the private health service delivery sector through governance in mixed health systems”. We write on behalf of a group of undersigned organisations working on public health and human rights. We appreciate the engagement that we have had to date with Mr David Clarke and his team to clarify the content and nature of the report. We welcome the team’s openness to collaborate with civil society in the next steps regarding the operationalisation of the Strategy Report. As public health and human rights organisations working to ensure equitable, universal access to healthcare, we do however have several concerns with the content of the Strategy Report itself. In the attachment we have detailed our concerns for your consideration. We have summarised some of the key points below.