UMR ASTRE, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier, France.
Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH), University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
PLoS One. 2021 May 28;16(5):e0252103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252103. eCollection 2021.
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the veterinary domain are widely implemented worldwide and can help to strengthen the capacities of Veterinary Services. Few analyses have been made of these initiatives. This study is aimed at developing an evaluation tool based on participatory approaches and focusing on the quality of PPP processes in the veterinary domain. The tool was divided into ten sections relevant to PPP process organisation and activities. The 44 evaluation criteria and six quality attributes (operationality, relevance, acceptability, inclusiveness, adaptability, and stability) were identified based on literature review and case-study application. The tool was adjusted during four regional PPP training workshops bringing together stakeholders from both public and private sectors. Finally, the tool was validated through an experts' elicitation process and applied in the field in Paraguay. The tool was developed in a non-normative perspective to help the partners adapt the PPP to their specific context, to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks of such collaborations, and to formulate adapted recommendations to strengthen and improve the PPP collaborative process and thus the outcomes. In an ex-ante perspective, this tool would also help public and private actors to engage and develop a PPP process following the best possible practices. The aim of this tool is to help decision making in terms of PPP development and implementation in the veterinary domain to ensure the added value and relevance of such a collaborative approach in different countries worldwide.
公私合作伙伴关系（PPPs）在兽医领域得到广泛实施，可以帮助加强兽医服务的能力。很少有分析这些举措。本研究旨在开发一种基于参与式方法的评估工具，重点关注兽医领域 PPP 过程的质量。该工具分为十个部分，与 PPP 过程组织和活动相关。44 项评估标准和六项质量属性（可操作性、相关性、可接受性、包容性、适应性和稳定性）是基于文献回顾和案例研究应用确定的。该工具在四次区域 PPP 培训研讨会上进行了调整，这些研讨会汇集了来自公共和私营部门的利益相关者。最后，通过专家征询过程对该工具进行了验证，并在巴拉圭进行了实地应用。该工具是在非规范的角度下开发的，旨在帮助合作伙伴根据其具体情况调整 PPP，最大程度地利用此类合作的机会并最小化风险，并制定适应性建议，以加强和改进 PPP 合作过程，从而提高成果。从预先的角度来看，该工具还将帮助公共和私营部门的参与者参与并发展 PPP 流程，以遵循最佳实践。该工具的目的是帮助在兽医领域做出 PPP 发展和实施的决策，以确保这种合作方法在世界不同国家的附加值和相关性。
