Abstract The Nigeria State Health Investment Project (NSHIP) was implemented in three
Nigerian states between 2013 and 2018. Under the NSHIP, some local government areas …

Performance-based financing (PBF) is a complex health systems intervention aimed at
improving the coverage and quality of care. Several studies have shown a positive impact of …

Background: Nigeria piloted decentralized facility financing (DFF) and performance-based
financing (PBF) programs under the Nigeria State Health Investment Project (NSHIP) …

In response to slow progress in improving health service delivery, the Government of Nigeria
requested World Bank support in testing performance-based financing (PBF) and …

There is a growing concern that the traditional-budget-based financing of health services
does not have adequate incentive to stimulate health sector performance improvement in …

Resource poor countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, face many challenges
improving maternal health due to financial and human capital constraints, lack of motivation …

Our study estimated the full economic cost of implementing performance-based financing
[PBF, the Support for Service Delivery Integration Performance-Based Incentives (SSDI-PBI) …

Background Performance-based financing (PBF) is an increasingly adopted strategy in low-
and middle-income countries. PBF pilot projects started in Burundi in 2006, at the same time …

Performance-based financing is a complex health system intervention aimed at improving
coverage and quality of care. This paper presents the results of an impact evaluation in …

More than 20 countries in Africa are scaling up performance‐based financing (PBF), but its
impact on equity in access to health services remains to be documented. This paper draws …