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    Partnership with private for-profit sector for universal health coverage in sub- Saharan Africa: opportunities and caveats
    (BMJ Global Health, 2019) Nabyonga-Orem, Juliet; Nabukalu, Joy B.; Okuonzi, Sam A.
    Sustainable Development Goal 3:“Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”, with an ambitious target of attaining universal health coverage (UHC), is the aspiration of almost all countries. UHC is defined as access for the whole population to good-quality health services without the risk of financial hardship. 1 Unfortunately, the public sector in most sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries lacks the capacity to provide this range of services to the whole population. Emphasis has been on strengthening the public health sector despite the resource limitations. The private sector is a potential resource for covering the gaps the public sector is unable to fill and this implores us to explore options for meaningful partnerships. The objective of this commentary is to explore the opportunities, caveats and the potential for partnership with the PFP to achieve UHC in the context of low-income countries (LICs).