This document describes the main features of the RBF program supported by the World Bank in Burundi. The program’s objectives are to: (i) improve utilization of maternal and child health care services offered to the population; (ii) increase the presence of health personnel in peripheral areas; (iii) motivate and stabilize the existing personnel; (iv) increase quality of care at the health facility level; (v) overcome weaknesses in organization and management of the health care system; (vi) increase health center autonomy; and (vii) make health care more financially accessible for the population.
Voucher Babies in Kenya. This short documentary introduces the Reproductive Health Output-Based Aid Voucher Program in Kenya. This demand-side RBF program provides Kenya's poorest and most vulnerable population with access to reproductive health care services. Patients are offered coverage of their reproductive health expenses, such as transport of a pregnant woman to a health facility for an assisted delivery. They are also given a choice of provider, which ensures their role in the decision-making process, and promotes a more informed and active approach to their own health. Viewers can take a sneak peek behind the scenes of the program in rural Kenya to see whether this innovative model passes the reality check with real people, real help and real impact.
A combination of performance-based grants formed part of new government strategies to strengthen women’s health and safe motherhood services(WHSM) for disadvantaged women.
This project builds upon and consolidates previously existing cash transfer programs into one conditional cashtransfer program, Bolsa Familia (BFP), which targets the poorest families in Brazil.