This paper exploits the geographic expansion of performance‐based financing (PBF) in
Cambodia over a decade to estimate its effect on the utilization of maternal and child health …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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) assumes that subsidizing user fees for
maternal health services to reduce out-of-pocket expenses will expand coverage and …

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

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 …