Guidebook on Public-Private Partnership in Pharmacy

This guidebook offers readers a guide for the development of a public-private partnership (PPP) approach in pharmacy services through six simple, customizable steps. These are:

Step 1: Determine needs and review pharmacy services in the area
Step 2: Identify stakeholders and their roles
Step 3: Develop a plan for the public-private partnership in pharmacy
Step 4: Develop a social marketing plan
Step 5: Conduct procurement
Step 6: Implement the public-private partnership in pharmacy services (focusing on monitoring and evaluation).
Pharmacy services are an important component of a well-rounded health care and hospital systems. Through sustainable PPP in pharmacy services, people will have access to safe, effective, and affordable medicines.

The lessons and insights shared here are based on actual experiences with the local government of Northern Samar in the Philippines as it worked with a technical assistance team to develop a model for a PPP in pharmacy.

This guidebook is part of a series of knowledge management resources developed for organizations that wish to adopt PPP to address public health care needs. It was developed with the hope that it will inspire and encourage more organizations toward the development and implementation of their own PPP programs and enterprises in health.