Haïti and the health marketplace: the role of the private, informal market in filling the gaps left by the state.

Background: In most societies the health marketplace is pluralistic in character, with a mix of formal and informal providers. In high-income countries, state regulation of the market helps ensure quality and access and mitigate market failures. In the present study, using Haiti as a case study, we...

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Published in:BMC Health Services Research Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Durham, J., Michael, Marcos, Hill, P. S., Paviignani, E.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 9/29/2015
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