Paying for performance to improve the delivery of health interventions in low‐and middle‐income countries

K Diaconu, J Falconer, A Verbel… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is growing interest in paying for performance (P4P) as a means to align
the incentives of healthcare providers with public health goals. Rigorous evidence on the …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence on result-based financing in maternal and child health in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review

N James, K Lawson, Y Acharya - Global health research and policy, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Introduction Result-Based Financing (RBF) is an umbrella term for financial
mechanisms that link incentives to outputs or outcomes. International development agencies …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing the scales? Evaluating the impact of results-based financing on maternal health outcomes and related inequality of opportunity in Zimbabwe

M Makate - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the impact of results-based financing (RBF) on maternal health
outcomes and the inequality of opportunity (IOP) in these outcomes in Zimbabwe. We …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the effect of performance-based financing interventions on out-of-pocket expenses to improve access to, and the utilization of, maternal …

M Nkangu, J Little, O Omonaiye, R Pongou… - Journal of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Performance-based financing (PBF) assumes that subsidizing user fees for
maternal health services to reduce out-of-pocket expenses will expand coverage and …

Evaluations of effective coverage of maternal and child health services: A systematic review

A Ferede Gebremedhin, A Dawson… - Health policy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Conventionally used coverage measures do not reflect the quality of care. Effective
coverage (EC) assesses the extent to which health care services deliver potential health …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and enablers to emergency obstetric and newborn care services use in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative case study

M Alemayehu, B Yakob, N Khuzwayo - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Globally, 11.4 million untreated obstetric complications did not receive
Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) services yearly, with the highest burden …

How actors, processes, context and evidence influenced the development of Malawi's health sector strategic plan II

CM Walsh, T Mwase… - The International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Health sector strategic plans are health policies outlining health service delivery in low‐and
middle‐income countries, guiding health sectors to meet health needs while maximizing …

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 …

A Torbica, C Grainger, E Okada, M De Allegri - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To estimate the economic cost associated with implementing the Results Based
Financing for Maternal and Newborn Health (RBF4MNH) Initiative in Malawi. No specific …

Effect of results-based financing on facility-based maternal mortality at birth: an interrupted time-series analysis with independent controls in Malawi

M De Allegri, RP Chase, J Lohmann, A Schoeps… - BMJ Global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a results-based financing
(RBF) programme on the reduction of facility-based maternal mortality at birth. Malawi is a …

Exploiting the emergent nature of mixed methods designs: insights from a mixed methods impact evaluation in Malawi

M De Allegri, S Brenner, C Kambala… - Health Policy and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The application of mixed methods in Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) has
expanded remarkably. Nevertheless, a recent review has highlighted how many mixed …