Commercialisation of health and capital flows in east and southern Africa: Issues and implications

While there is much promotion of private capital flows into the health sector in Southern Africa in reality these flows have been minimal.To understand flows of private capital behind the growth of the for-profit health care sector in SADC, the Regional Network for Equity in Health in east and southern Africa (EQUINET) working through Rhodes University Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC), Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) and York University are examining health sector capital flows in ESA, and commissioned this overview study.