The effect of performance-based financing on maternal healthcare use in Burundi: a two-wave pooled cross-sectional analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1327241
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Several developing countries, especially in Africa, have implemented performance-based financing (PBF) schemes with the aim of improving healthcare provision. PBF was first implemented in Burundi in 2006 as a pilot programme in three… read more here.
Keywords: cross sectional; effect; performance based; based financing ... See more keywords
At what cost is performance-based financing implemented? Novel evidence from Malawi.
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czz030
Abstract: Our study estimated the full economic cost of implementing performance-based financing [PBF, the Support for Service Delivery Integration Performance-Based Incentives (SSDI-PBI) programme], as a means of first introducing strategic purchasing in a low-income setting, Malawi.… read more here.
Keywords: cost; based financing; performance based; cost performance ... See more keywords
Sustainability determinants of the Burkinabe performance-based financing project.
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DOI: 10.1108/jhom-04-2020-0137
Abstract: PURPOSE A performance-based financing (PBF) pilot project was implemented in 2011 in Burkina Faso. After more than five years of implementation (data collection in 2016), the project's sustainability was not guaranteed. This study's objective is… read more here.
Keywords: project; health; project sustainability; based financing ... See more keywords
What theories underpin performance-based financing? A scoping review.
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DOI: 10.1108/jhom-04-2020-0161
Abstract: PURPOSE The study aims to explore the theoretical bases justifying the use of performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The authors conducted a scoping review of the… read more here.
Keywords: health; review; based financing; scoping review ... See more keywords
What Alternative Do I Have?: Syrian Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Interest‐Based Financing in Norway
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.13477
Abstract: Syrian refugee entrepreneurs in Norway navigate a financing and support system that they find largely exclusive and unaccepting when it comes to launching and operating a new business. Using a case study of a Syrian… read more here.
Keywords: immigrant entrepreneurs; syrian immigrant; interest based; based financing ... See more keywords
The cost-effectiveness of using results-based financing to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002260
Abstract: Introduction Results-based financing (RBF) is being promoted to increase coverage and quality of maternal and perinatal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Evidence on the cost-effectiveness of RBF is limited. We assessed the cost-effectiveness within… read more here.
Keywords: maternal perinatal; cost; based financing; cost effectiveness ... See more keywords
How much does it cost to combine supply-side and demand-side RBF approaches in a single intervention? Full cost analysis of the Results Based Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health Initiative in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050885
Abstract: Objective To estimate the economic cost associated with implementing the Results Based Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health (RBF4MNH) Initiative in Malawi. No specific hypotheses were formulated ex-ante. Setting Primary and secondary delivery facilities in… read more here.
Keywords: based financing; health; supply side; results based ... See more keywords
Performance-based financing in Rwanda: a qualitative analysis of healthcare provider perspectives
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12605-z
Abstract: Results-based healthcare financing policies have been adopted in countries worldwide, including those with limited resources. We conducted a retrospective, semistructured interview study to evaluate healthcare providers’ experiences with Rwanda’s performance-based financing (PBF) policy and the… read more here.
Keywords: financing; provider; healthcare; based financing ... See more keywords
Context matters (but how and why?) A hypothesis-led literature review of performance based financing in fragile and conflict-affected health systems
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195301
Abstract: Performance-based financing (PBF) schemes have been expanding rapidly across low and middle income countries in the past decade, with considerable external financing from multilateral, bilateral and global health initiatives. Many of these countries have been… read more here.
Keywords: conflict affected; financing; fragile conflict; based financing ... See more keywords
Coming Full Circle: How Health Worker Motivation and Performance in Results-Based Financing Arrangements Hinges on Strong and Adaptive Health Systems
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DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.98
Abstract: Background: This paper presents findings from a study which sought to understand why health workers working under the results-based financing (RBF) arrangements in Zimbabwe reported being satisfied with the improvements in working conditions and compensation,… read more here.
Keywords: rbf arrangements; results based; based financing; health ... See more keywords
Nigerian Results-Based Financing Fellowship: A Strategic Approach for Sustaining Results-Based Financing in Nigeria
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.593175
Abstract: There is an emergency in the Nigerian primary health care (PHC) system. Majority of PHC facilities are in a sordid and lugubrious state (1). Despite substantial government spending and policy initiatives toward revitalizing the PHC… read more here.
Keywords: nigerian results; financing fellowship; results based; based financing ... See more keywords