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Social franchising in healthcare: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of implementation and outcomes [PDF]

BMJ Global Health
Introduction The growing prominence of social franchising in healthcare underscores the need to analyse its implementation and impacts; however, substantial research gaps remain.
Shams El Arifeen, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Anisuddin Ahmed, Aniqa Tasnim Hossain, Ridwana Maher Manna, Md Hafizur Rahman, Janet E. Perkins, Nasimul Ghani Usmani, Md Refat Uz Zaman Sajib, Ema Akter, Mohammad Sohel Shomik   +10 more
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The impact of clinical social franchising on health services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundThe private sector plays a large role in health services delivery in low- and middle-income countries; yet significant gaps remain in the quality and accessibility of private sector services.
Naomi Beyeler, Anna York De La Cruz, Dominic Montagu   +2 more
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Utilization of social franchising in family planning services: a Pakistan perspective [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
IntroductionPakistan's private sector caters to around 65% of family planning users. Private sector family planning was promoted in the Delivering Accelerated Family Planning in Pakistan (DAFPAK) program by UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development ...
Nayab, Taimoor Ahmad, Areesh Fatmee, Ibtisam Sajjad, Zona Usmani, Ayesha Khan, Sara Shahzad, Adnan Ahmad Khan, Adnan Ahmad Khan   +8 more
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Process evaluation of a social franchising model to improve maternal health: evidence from a multi-methods study in Uttar Pradesh, India [PDF]

Implementation Science, 2018
Background A prominent strategy to engage private sector health providers in low- and middle-income countries is clinical social franchising, an organisational model that applies the principles of commercial franchising for socially beneficial goals. The
Loveday Penn-Kekana, Timothy Powell-Jackson, Manon Haemmerli, Varun Dutt, Isabelle L. Lange, Aniva Mahapatra, Gaurav Sharma, Kultar Singh, Sunita Singh, Vasudha Shukla, Catherine Goodman   +10 more
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Impact of social franchising on TB contact investigation and uptake of TB preventive therapy [PDF]

Public Health Action
BACKGROUND: TB continues to pose significant public health challenges in high-burden regions such as Kano State, Nigeria, where private health sector engagement in TB control is notably lacking.
M. Sheshi, B. Odume, O. Chukwuogo, C. Ogbudebe, I. Gordon, S. Useni, N. Nwokoye, M. Bajehson, D. Nongo, R. Eneogu, A. Ihesie, U. Omo-Emmanuel, S. Wadok, R. Furth, C. Anyaike   +14 more
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Facilitators and barriers to implementing a social franchising model of delivering eye care services in rural China: a qualitative study using the updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives To identify the barriers and facilitators to implementing the social franchising model ‘Smart Focus’ for delivering eye care services to children in rural China, using the updated Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR 2.0 ...
Huan Wang, Xiaochen Ma, Yaojiang Shi, Xiaodong Dong, Hongyu Guan, Wenting Liu, Junling Zhao   +6 more
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Models of Franchising for Social Enterprise

Journal of Marketing Channels, 2016
Social franchising has been utilized by social enterprises in a variety of ways, yet franchising as a marketing channel structure in the social enterprise context is a relatively new area of research. There is a need for better understanding of the various forms of the phenomenon and clarification of its fundamental meaning.
Francina Cantatore
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The impact of social franchising on the use of reproductive health and family planning services at public commune health stations in Vietnam [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2010
Background Service franchising is a business model that involves building a network of outlets (franchisees) that are locally owned, but act in coordinated manner with the guidance of a central headquarters (franchisor).
Pham Van, Alden Dana L, Ngo Anh D, Phan Ha   +3 more
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Markets, incentives, and health promotion can improve family planning and maternal health practices: a quasi-experimental evaluation of a tech-enabled social franchising and social marketing platform in India [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Improving family planning and maternal health outcomes are critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. While evidence on the effectiveness of government-driven public health programs is extensive, more research is needed on ...
Sumeet R. Patil, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Vishal Sabasu Sai, Richard Matikanya, Payal Rajpal   +4 more
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Deriving Meaning for Social Franchising From Commercial Franchising and Social Enterprise

Journal of Marketing Channels, 2015
Auntie Anne's Pretzels, the American Red Cross, and IKEA are franchises for a social benefit, but are they social franchises? There is a diversity of perceptions of what is meant by the term social franchising but no consensus on the precise meaning.
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