Paraguay Private Health Sector Assessment

This brief is a summary of the Paraguay private health sector assessment report. Dawn Crosby and Erica James prepared this brief, which presents the assessment methods, findings, and the following recommendations:

• Support the Contraceptive Security Committee (DAIA) to become more structured, and to broaden its membership and agenda.
• Strengthen the Paraguayan Social Security Institute’s (IPS) family planning program.
• Orient the Paraguayan Center for Population Studies (CEPEP) on a path toward sustainability.

The overall goal of these recommendations is to help Paraguay achieve a balanced public-private mix that will be conducive to maintaining the successes achieved in reproductive health after graduating from USAID support in this area.