▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Social ▁franch ising ▁for ▁health ▁services ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁social ▁franch ising ▁set ▁ups ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁health ▁care ▁and ▁social ▁mob ility . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁components ▁of ▁Human ▁Development ▁Index , ▁" He alth " ▁and ▁" L iving ▁Stand ards " ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁components ▁of ▁H DI ▁( H uman ▁Development ▁Index ). ▁Social ▁franch ising ▁for ▁essential ▁health ▁services ▁is ▁an ▁emer ging ▁technique ▁used ▁by ▁govern ments ▁and ▁aid - don ors ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁where ▁a ▁substantial ▁percentage ▁of ▁health ▁services ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁private ▁sector ▁( including ▁non - pro fit ▁N GO s ▁and ▁private ▁for - pro fit ) ▁to ▁improve ▁access , ▁equ ity , ▁effect iveness , ▁and ▁quality . ▁ ▁C lin ical ▁franch ising ▁often ▁takes ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁fraction al ▁model ▁where ▁franch ised ▁services ▁are ▁added ▁to ▁an ▁existing ▁medical ▁practice , ▁but ▁also ▁can ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁practice ▁where in ▁the ▁site ▁exclus ively ▁provides ▁franch ise ▁supported ▁services ▁or ▁comm od ities . ▁Social ▁franch ising ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁services ▁including ▁ ▁D OT S ▁t uber cul osis ▁treatment , ▁sexual ▁transm itted ▁in fection ▁management , ▁ ▁primary ▁care , ▁and ▁H IV ▁/ ▁A ID S ▁treatment . ▁ ▁Str ength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁social ▁franch ising ▁ ▁Str ength s ▁By ▁organ izing ▁small ▁independent