Table 5.
Integration of the genetic services pyramid with the categories of PPPs
| Pyramid | Buse and Walt (2000b) | Nishtar (2004) | Widdus (2001) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct health services | |||
| Enabling services | • Improving access to healthcare products | • Educating the public | |
| • Public advocacy and education | |||
| Population-based services | • Product-based partnerships | • Disease control through product donation and distribution | |
| • Distributing a donated or subsidized product, to control a specific disease | |||
| Infrastructure building services | • Product development partnerships | • Product development | • Developing a product |
| • Systems/issues-based partnerships | • Global coordination mechanisms | • Strengthening health services | |
| • Strengthening health services | • Improving product quality or regulation | ||
| • Regulation and quality assurance | • Coordinating multifaceted efforts |