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Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya

Kenya?s private sector is one of the most developed and dynamic in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the health sector ? where the leading causes of death are HIV/AIDS, acute respiratory infection, diarrheal diseases, and malaria ? the private commercial (for-profit) sector and the not-for-profit sector play critical roles in preventing and treating disease. Even among the poor, the private sector is an important source of care. For example, 47 percent of the poorest quintile of Kenyans use a private facility when a child is sick. In recognition of this important role, the Government of Kenya (GOK) has d

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