Table 1

A typology of hospital public–private partnerships (PPPs)1

PPP categoryCommon term (countries in the sub-Saharan Africa region where the model is being considered or implemented)11Definition
ServicesOperating contract (Kenya, Uganda, Lesotho)A private entity is brought in to operate and deliver publicly funded healthcare in a public facility
Facility/financePrivate Finance Initiative, PPP, P3 (Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa)A private entity is contracted to design, build, finance and maintain a hospital. Most clinical services within the facility continue to be provided by the public sector
CombinedPPP (Benin, Lesotho, Nigeria)A private entity is contracted to design, build, finance and maintain a hospital, and provide core healthcare services under public financing