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Over 1200 participants from more than 100 countries came together in Montreux, Switzerland, in November 2010 to discuss health systems research. A particularly well-attended panel session presented research on the impact of Performance Based Financing (PBF) in Rwanda. The panel, moderated by Dr. Yogesh Rajkotia, a senior health economist with USAID, Rwanda, included presentations made by representatives of the Rwandan Ministry of Health (MOH) and the USAID-funded Integrated Health Systems Strengthening Project (IHSSP) managed by Management Sciences for Health. They were made on behalf of the MOH under the guidance of Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Permanent Secretary.  Dr. Ludwig de Naeyer of IHSSP was a substantial contributor to much of the research.