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The results of a survey of 25 partners show that the perceived benefits far outweigh the problems, and that the direct costs to the organizations have been minimal. The partnership is rated highly on many aspects of governance and management, with relatively few problems identified. A factor analysis demonstrated that a wide range of factors have influenced the partners\u2019 perceptions. The benefits with the largest weights appear to be those related to external perceptions of the organization, and those indicating that the organization feels that its opinions will matter and lead to action in the partnership. The biggest factors influencing the positive perceptions on the governance and management of the MDP partnership appear to be the involvement of senior leaders from different organizations, and being able to agree on priorities. The MDP has been able to involve a large and heterogeneous number of partner organizations through relatively informal mechanisms that rely on goodwill and reciprocity. The survey results show how there was a strong alignment of the MDP with the interests of the various partners, and that a manageable number of problems were addressed and services provided. While having long\u2010term goals, the MDP and the onchocerciasis control programmes have been effective at demonstrating the effectiveness of the approach through regular, professional, and outcome\u2010oriented evaluations. Although the MDP is considered to be central to concerns of national officials, this feature is not rated as high as public perceptions, the internal characteristics of the partnership, or its accomplishments. Similarly, the need to secure resources is not viewed as a major determinant of the partnership's success, perhaps because resources were readily available through Merck and the partner organizations and programmes. These findings, along with the strategic and operational success of the MDP confirm the view that this type of public\u2013private partnership should be pursued vigorously in other areas of public health. Other potential partnerships would do well to examine the characteristics of the MDP partnership, with careful attention to the features of its governance and the management, including a strong alignment of interests with partners, balancing a long\u2010term vision with clarity of roles and intensive management of coordination, and professional and results\u2010oriented accountability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-3156.2004.01209.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,4,13]],"date-time":"2004-04-13T08:05:46Z","timestamp":1081843546000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":36,"title":["Mectizan Donation Program: evaluation of a public\u2013private partnership"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"David H.","family":"Peters","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Traci","family":"Phillips","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2004,4,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_9_2_1","first-page":"65","article-title":"Public\u2010private partnerships in health care for developing countries: a new paradigm for change","volume":"8","author":"Ahn M","year":"2000","journal-title":"Managed Care Quarterly"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_3_1","author":"APOC Joint Action Forum","year":"2001","journal-title":"Memorandum for the African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control; Phase II (2002\u20132007), Phasing out period (2008\u20132010)."},{"key":"e_1_2_9_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/00034989859537"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1179\/000349802125000619"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1590\/S1020-49891998000600002"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-3156.2004.01211.x"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_8_1","first-page":"748","volume-title":"Bulletin of the World Health Organization","author":"Buse K","year":"2001"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_9_1","volume-title":"Boards That Make a Difference","author":"Carver J","year":"1990"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_10_1","unstructured":"ColatrellaBD(2002) Personal communication August 20 2002."},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_9_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S153","DOI":"10.1080\/00034983.1998.11813380","article-title":"Corporate donations","volume":"92","author":"Colatrella BD","year":"1998","journal-title":"Annals of Tropical Medicine Parasitology"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_9_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S155","DOI":"10.1080\/00034983.1998.11813381","article-title":"Partnerships between non\u2010governmental development organizations","volume":"92","author":"Cross C","year":"1998","journal-title":"Annals of Tropical Medicine Parasitology"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_13_1","first-page":"378","article-title":"Ten years of NGDO action against river blindness","volume":"18","author":"Drameh PS","year":"2002","journal-title":"Parasitology"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_14_1","first-page":"399","article-title":"Mectizan donation and the Mectizan Expert Committee","volume":"59","author":"Dull HB","year":"1990","journal-title":"Acta Leiden"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_9_15_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S69","DOI":"10.1080\/00034983.1998.11813368","article-title":"The Mectizan Donation Programme \u2013 a 10\u2010year report","volume":"92","author":"Dull HB","year":"1998","journal-title":"Annals of Tropical Medicine Parasitology"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_16_1","first-page":"20","volume-title":"New York Times Magazine","author":"Eckholm E","year":"1989"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_17_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjo.86.8.844"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_18_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/00034989859591"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_9_19_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"161","DOI":"10.1080\/00034983.1998.11813383","article-title":"The donation of Mectizan","volume":"92","author":"Fettig CT","year":"1998","journal-title":"Annals of Tropical Medicine Parasitology"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_20_1","volume-title":"Mectizan Donation Program: Origins, Experiences and Relationships with Coordinating Bodies for Onchocerciasis Control","author":"Frost L","year":"1998"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_21_1","first-page":"87","volume-title":"Public\u2013Private Partnerships for Public Health","author":"Frost L","year":"2002"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_22_1","volume-title":"Assessment of TDR's Contributions to Product Development for Tropical Diseases: The Case of Ivermectin for Onchocerciasis. 2\u201012\u20101997","author":"Fujisaki T","year":"1997"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_23_1","article-title":"Building Effective Approaches to Governance","volume":"9","author":"Gill M","year":"2002","journal-title":"The Nonprofit Quarterly"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_24_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/02750740022064605"},{"key":"e_1_2_9_25_1","first-page":"64","article-title":"Partnerships and the distribution of Mectizan. 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