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<p>The UK government considers the private sector, both for-profit and not-for-profit,
to be critical to the successful delivery of sexual and reproductive health programmes
and outcomes in developing countries.</p><p>DFID works with private manufacturers
to develop new products such as contraceptives and HIV treatment, and to reduce their
prices so that they are accessible. For example, a global partnership between donors
and manufacturers led to a decrease in price of contraceptive implants globally from
$20 per unit to $8, leading to increased access and uptake. DFID also funds not-for-profit
providers to implement reproductive health programmes in many countries; and supports
national governments to work with private health care providers as part of their overall
health system. We support global programmes that attract the private sector's contribution,
such as the Global Financing Facility, and we also recognise that global companies
can have an impact through their employment practices and work with them to improve
sexual and reproductive health for female employees.</p>
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