Collaboration in a Partnership for Primary Health Care: A Case Study From Papua New Guinea

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Map of Western Province, Papua New Guinea, Showing Catchment Areas Where the Public-Private Partnership Operated Health Programs
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Timeline of Implementation and Review of the Primary Health Care Partnership Programs in Western Province, Papua New Guinea

TABLE 1.

Partner Responsibilities in the Public-Private Partnership to Improve Primary Health Care, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

Partner Organization	Primary Responsibilities
Ok Tedi Mining Limited	Funding Overall strategic direction of program
Abt Associates	Manage the daily program implementation Convene partnership meetings Communicate and collaborate with other partners Identify areas of need within catchment services and populations and engage in collaborative decision-making about potential responses Employ health workers to work with local health services Report on partnership funding and achievements
Western Province administration (government)	Provide strategic direction for the province through annual plans and other strategies and plans Actively participate in partnership activities and governance Communicate and collaborate with other partners Identify areas of need within catchment services and populations and engage in collaborative decision-making about potential responses
District health services (government)	Actively participate in partnership activities and governance Communicate and collaborate with other partners Identify areas of need within catchment services and populations and engage in collaborative decision-making about potential responses
Local faith-based health services

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of Key Informant Interview Participants

Characteristic	No. (%)(N=20)
Sex
Female	6 (30)
Male	14 (70)
Nationality
Papua New Guinean	16 (80)
Non-Papua New Guinean	4 (20)
Employee/organization affiliation
Provincial government administration	3 (15)
Government health service	2 (10)
Faith-based health service	5 (25)
Ok Tedi Mining Limited	4 (20)
Abt Associates	6 (30)