●Partnership Characteristics
Explore some of the key features of global health public-private partnerships in our dataset below.
About Our Partnership Characteristics
We collected data on a range of descriptive aspects of the global health public-private partnerships in the dataset.
Key Findings
Most partnerships have their headquarters in Switzerland and the United States.
Only seven partnerships are headquartered outside the Americas and Europe.
Most (63%) partnerships are hosted by another organization, usually an international organization.
The WHO is the most common host organization for global health public-private partnerships.
Non-communicable diseases are neglected by public-private partnerships.
Knowledge creation, product development, and fundraising or financing are the most functions of partnerships.
7%
Of partnerships are headquartered in low or middle-income countries
37%
Of partnerships work on infectious diseases.
Mapping Partnership Headquarters
Most public-private partnerships have their headquarters in Switzerland and the United States. Only 5 partnerships are headquartered outside the Americas and Europe.
Organizational Status
Most public-private partnerships are hosted by other organizations. The most common hosts are international organizations followed by non-profits or foundations. The World Health Organization hosts the most number of hosted partnerships.
Targeting Health Issues
Most public-private partnerships focus on infectious diseases and medical technologies. The next most common topics addressed are nutrition and health systems and research. Despite the large burden of non-communicable diseases, only two partnerships make this their focus.
Tracking Partnership Functions
What do public-private partnerships do in global health governance? The most common purpose of partnerships is to convene partners for knowledge creation and exchange. Financing or fundraising and product development or market shaping are the next most common functions. By far, monitoring and service provision are the least common work done by partnerships.
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