Over the past 15 years, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in reforms
founded on performance-based financing (PBF) in low-and middle-income countries. While …

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 …

Performance-based financing is generating a heated debate. Some suggest that it may be a
donor fad with limited potential to improve service delivery. Most of its critics view it solely as …

Results-based approaches have been a focus of recent discussions in international
development. This paper discusses if performance-based financing (PBF) can make foreign …

Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have implemented performance-based financing
(PBF) to improve health system performance. Much of the debate and analysis relating to …

This paper questions the view that performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector is
an effective, efficient and equitable approach to improving the performance of health …

Results-based financing for health programmes are being piloted in many low-and middle-
income countries. While the term results-based financing refers to demand-and supply-side …

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

Background More than 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have introduced performance-
based financing (PBF) in their healthcare systems. Yet, there has been little research on the …

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 …