The private sector played a key part in the COVID-19 pandemic response. Its resources and expertise were leveraged to enhance the delivery of health goods and services and contributed to the overall resilience of health systems.
However, this collaboration was not universally positive and presented challenges, particularly around the issues of transparency and accountability. We now have useful evidence on how to support operational success and maintain financial probity in resource allocation and spending.
What were the policy successes and failures in engaging the private sector? What governance lessons can we learn? How can we maximize positives and minimize negatives? Join us to find out!
Speakers:
Gabriele Pastorino, WHO Regional Office Europe, Copenhagen (Keynote)
David Clarke, World Health Organization, Geneva
Sara Burke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Anna Maresso, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
Moderators:
Matthias Wismar & Erica Richardson, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
00:00 Intro
03:50 Poll
05:08 Governing private sector engagement
17:22 Poll results
18:34 Ireland's Safety Net Agreement with private hospitals
24:50 PPE procurement scandal in Germany
32:00 WHO perspective on governance and the private sector
37:39 Q&A
52:54 Conclusions