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Rewards for Good Performance or Results: A Short Glossary of RBF

The umbrella term “RBF” is general and characterizes various programs in many countries, yet different labels exist for essentially the same concept or are associated with different incentives and payment arrangements. Through this essay and glossary of RBF terms, Musgrove helps us to understand the concepts and significant distinctions among types of RBF programs. He highlights the important secular change of focus from input to outputs, how incentives are defined, and whom they affect.

Fri, 2010-07-23 17:00

Time for Radical Thinking? Cash on Delivery Aid (COD Aid): Taking Results-Based Financing (RBF) to the Limit

Donor countries have committed to major increases in development assistance but doubts remain about its effectiveness. Experts suggest exploring Cash on Delivery Aid (COD Aid), an approach that links aid directly to outcomes. The idea is startlingly simple (and some think risky): donors pay a fixed, incremental sum for verified outcomes and recipient governments decide how to achieve the outcomes and how to spend the reward.

Wed, 2010-07-07 14:34

Let’s Get Together: Community of Practice for Results-Based Financing is Launched

A Community of Practice (CoP) for results-based financing (RBF) was launched in February 2010 during a workshop on RBF in Burundi, the second country in Africa, after Rwanda, to design and implement a nationwide RBF program. Burundi’s RBF scheme provides incentives to health facilities based on quantity and quality indicators and was launched nationwide in April. The CoP members are sharing best practices and knowledge and hoping to create interactions between practitioners, policymakers, and donors.

Mon, 2010-06-21 10:42

Identifying Indicators for Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) is Key: The Case of Liberia

Ministries of Health and development agencies in a number of post-conflict countries have adopted PBC – in Liberia, government contracting of NGOs to deliver health services after years of conflict is improving availability and quality, and strengthening government capacity. Selecting the right indicators is challenging but is key to success.

Wed, 2010-06-09 17:09

A Personal Story - Seeking the Roots of Performance-Based Financing (PBF)