Introduction of the Executive Summary of a booklet titled "Public-Private Partnerships for Health in Vietnam":

"The gap between the need for investment and the capacity of the state to finance it has focused the government of Vietnam’s attention on the mobilization of private resources for public development goals, including through public-private partnership (PPP) models. Over the past two decades, 336 PPP contracts have been signed, mainly for developing infrastructure in the transport, energy, water, and commercial sectors. PPPs have thus emerged as a new way to deliver health infrastructure and services in Vietnam, supplementing other forms of public-private arrangements that have been used since the government introduced the “socialization” policy (aimed at mobilization of private resources for health and other sectors) in the early 1990s.

The objective of this report is to inform the decision-making of the government of Vietnam on health PPPs, including the PPP Investment Law and its associated regulations, as well as the policies of relevant ministries and the decisions by city and provincial authorities regarding individual PPP transactions. This report should not be interpreted as endorsing PPPs as the only or even the optimal approach to engaging the private sector in improving health care in Vietnam. Rather, given the government’s wish to implement PPP models, the report seeks to provide examples of global good practice and the lessons learned in the formulation and implementation of PPPs worldwide to support the government of Vietnam in its decisions."

Public-Private Partnerships for Health in Vietnam (Le, et al.)