Background: Several developing countries, especially in Africa, have implemented
performance-based financing (PBF) schemes with the aim of improving healthcare …

Background Performance-based financing (PBF) has attracted considerable interest from
governments and aid agencies in low-income countries as a means to increase productivity …

Africa's progress towards the health related Millennium Development Goals remains limited.
This can be partly explained by inadequate performance of health care providers. It is …

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 …

Maternal health services continue to favour the wealthiest in lower and middle income
countries. Debate about the potential of performance-based financing (PBF) to address …

Several governments in low-and middle-income countries have adopted performance-
based financing to increase health care use and improve the quality of health services. We …

Performance-based financing (PBF) programs are increasingly implemented in low and
middle-income countries to improve health service quality and utilization. In April 2011, a …

Performance-based financing (PBF) has been promoted and increasingly implemented
across low-and middle-income countries to increase the utilization and quality of primary …

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

Background: As countries reform health financing systems towards universal health
coverage, increasing concerns emerge on the need to ensure inclusion of the most …