Private provision of health services in Georgia: a qualitative exploration of governance behaviours
Georgia's experience highlights a persistent gap between governance intent and implementation capacity. In highly marketised systems, sustained political commitment and investment in state capacity for enforcement, data use and stakeholder dialogue are essential to align private incentives with policy goals-and advance universal health coverage.
Authors
- Tomáš Roubal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6137-1046)
- Mark Hellowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-2080)
- Akaki Zoidze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7563-0117)
- David Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5583-0779)
- Mari Tvaliashvili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3032-8299)
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- Ilia State University (GE)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2025-018922
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00