Understanding the private health sector: in Libya

Table of Contents

• Contents 5
• Acknowledgments vi 5
• 1. Country context 1 5
• 2. Health status and selected health indicators 3 5
• 3. Organization and delivery of health services 7 5
• 3.1 Organization of health services 8 5
• 3.2 Delivery of health services 10 5
• 4. Health resources by sector 11 5
• 5. Health financing and expenditure 15 5
• 5.1 Health expenditure 16 5
• 5.2 Health finance 16 5
• 5.3 Out-of-pocket expenditure 17 5
• 5.4 Private health insurance 17 5
• 6. Private health sector analysis and stakeholder perspectives 19 5
• 6.1 Private health sector growth and its determinants 20 5
• 6.2 Private health sector resources 20 5
• 6.3 Regulatory framework and governance of the 5
• 6.4 Publicprivate partnerships 23 5
• 6.5 SWOT analysis for PPP in the health sector 24 5
• 6.6 Recommendations for engaging with the private 5
• References 27 5
• Annexes 29 5
• Country context 7
• Health status and selected health indicators 9
• Organization and delivery of health services 13
• The private health sector was formally organized in March 2014 through a business council for clinics known as the General Federation of Inpatient Clinics 15
• Health resources by sector 17
• 72 colleges and education institutes in the public and private sectors provide medical and allied health education under the supervision of the Ministry of Education 19
• Health financing and expenditure 21
• Few private health providers are willing to risk the incurred health costs of their patients which results in general distrust of the insurance policies 23
• Private health sector analysis and stakeholder perspectives 25
• The private sector has expanded significantly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region in recent decades 29
• Threats 30
• Weaknesses 30
• Opportunities 30
• Strengths 30
• References 33
• Annexes 35
• Introduction 38