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Using Results-Based Financing to Achieve Maternal and Child Health - Progress Report 2013

There are promising preliminary results from programs in Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. See the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the past five years, showing a significant increase in the delivery as well as the quality of maternal and child health services.
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Results Count: How a Financing Scheme in Burundi Turned Nurses into Entrepreneurs

Expansion of RBF to 550 clinics and 50 hospitals means more health providers paid based on how well they deliver a package of essential maternal and child health services. The results - innovative ways of reaching communities and serving patients better, 20% more women with prenatal care and 10% more children vaccinated. The quality of...
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RBF on the agenda for the World Bank hosted Africa Health Forum - April 18, 2013

As part of the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings on April 18, ministers of health and finance from across Africa will gather in Washington to discuss their priorities for financing and building capacity for health results in their countries. See promising data that is starting to come in from Burundi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Achieving Maternal and Child Health with RBF - Discussion and reception at Women Deliver, Kuala Lumpur

May 28, 2013 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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Victoria Fan and Amanda Glassman from Center for Global Development say RBF represents a shift in global health and development aid – from what might be called the ‘auditing and accounting paradigm’ to ‘performance and results paradigm’.

Por Ir shares insights on RBF in Cambodia and the results of his work with Anne Gorter and Bruno Meesen on a literature review of RBF in maternal and newborn health care in Low- and Lower-Middle Income Countries.

Frank van de Looij of Cordaid shares some lessons from a visit to Oldoinyo Nyokie Dispensary in Kenya, about the need to move more decision power to health facility staff at the community level.

Rena Eichler and Brian Serumaga blog about what is possible when RBF and supply chain experts join forces to strategize about using RBF incentives to improve supply chain performance.

Ben Bellows of the Population Council blogs about Kadi: Saving Mothers and Babies One Voucher at a Time, a new documentary that follows the experiences of clients, healthcare providers, and community-based distributors of vouchers in Kenya.

Dr. Samuel Nouetagni, Professor and Researcher at the Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (IFORD), shares his thoughts in this blog - Perspective of an Impact Evaluation (IE) Front Line Agent: What are the lessons learned from the 2012 IE RBF Workshop?
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Using Performance Incentives to Improve Health Outcomes

Study shows evidence of the effect of pay-for-performance incentives on health outcomes of child health in Rwanda, and the associated pathways through which the incentives work.

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