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 …

Abstract Introduction Result-Based Financing (RBF) is an umbrella term for financial
mechanisms that link incentives to outputs or outcomes. International development agencies …

Objective To evaluate the cost–effectiveness of results-based financing and input-based
financing to increase use and quality of maternal and child health services in rural areas of …

Background The reduction of maternal mortality in developing countries such as the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) still raises many questions. Indeed, this large country …

Maternal and newborn care has been a primary focus of performance-based financing (PBF)
projects, which have been piloted or implemented in 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa …

Background: Health service delivery indicators are designed to reveal how well health
services meet a community's needs. Effective use of the data can enable targeted …

Over the past three decades, there has been an unprecedented growth in development
assistance for health through different financing models, ranging from donations to results …

Purpose The use of pay for performance (P4P) as an instrument to incentivise quality
improvements in health care is at a crossroads in high-income countries but has remained a …

Background While maternal mortality has declined globally, it remains highest in low-income
countries. High-quality antenatal care (ANC) can prevent or decrease pregnancy-related …

Abstract Following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on strategic purchasing
in 2000, low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are trying to shift from passive …