CSIS Report Examines Changing Role Of Private Sector In Global Health

This report, published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Tuesday and titled "The Private-Sector Role in Public Health," reflects on an evolution in the roles and responsibilities of business in global health over the recent decades. "Private-sector engagement was among the main issues addressed at the recent 4th High Level Forum for Aid Effectiveness in Busan, Korea," CSIS writes on its website, adding, "[A]s Lars Thunell, executive vice president and CEO of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), observed, 'This could be the turning point where we recognize the mutually supportive roles of the private and public sectors in promoting development'" (Sturchio/Goel, 1/31).