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Table 3 HIV/syphilis testing pilots focused on revenue generation for sustainability

From: Organizational characteristics of HIV/syphilis testing services for men who have sex with men in South China: a social entrepreneurship analysis and implications for creating sustainable service models

 

Product-based enterprise (selling a product)

Service-based enterprise (selling a service)

Direct social benefit

A

B

Direct product-based enterprise

Direct service-based enterprise

Revenue-generating social product has direct social value.

Revenue-generating key population-friendly health services delivered in a comfortable setting

Examples:

Examples:

Sales of condoms , sales of point-of-care STD tests

Private clinic tailored to FSW as a well-women's clinic

Indirect social benefit

C

D

Indirect product-based enterprise

Indirect service-based enterprise

Portion of revenue generated from selling a product unrelated to social cause invested in a social cause.

Portion of revenue generated from selling a service unrelated to social cause invested in a social cause.

Examples:

Examples:

Clothes, underwear, swimming suit shop, book shop

Online advertisements, partnerships with businesses

  1. STD: sexually transmitted disease; FSW: female sex worker.