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: 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 …

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 …

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 …

To strengthen the health care delivery, the Burundian Government in collaboration with
international NGOs piloted performance-based financing (PBF) in 2006. The health facilities …

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

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 …

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 …