Developing an approach towards social accountability of private healthcare services / Anant Phadke, Abhijit More, Abhay Shukla and Arun Gadre.

The field of International Development is a rapidly growing and challenging field. While the idea of poverty alleviation and economic growth has for remained a central concern for economists, concerns like income inequality, social inclusion, participation, transparency and accountability have become increasingly common ideas in many development for a including the World Bank. As these ideas are embraced and become integrated in practical development interventions, it is also necessary to review and understand how these ideas emerged or were first articulated. While some ideas came from academics and universities, many ideas and concepts became accepted as a result of the persistent struggles of practitioners in the field. COPASAH (Community of Practitioners on Accountability and Social Action in Health) is a collective of practitioners who have been developing these ideas and applying these principles in the field of health governance in different places around the world. In these Issue Papers COPASAH members have deliberated over some of their key concerns to draw lessons for future practice.