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Afghan street scene - Homira Nassery
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A Tale of Two Countries: Contracting for Health Services in Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Michael H.C. McDowell
Why did contracting delivery of health services to the non-profit sector work well in Afghanistan -- but sluggishly in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Five health professionals give their opinions, with lessons for other states hit by conflict and poverty. Those lessons show that focusing above all on results, not process, is key to success.
Nicaragua article
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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in Nicaragua: Success for Results-Based Financing (RBF)?
Beryl Benderly
To help families break out of the cycle, a number of developing countries have created programs that provide parents both the means and the incentive to give their children a better start in life through improved health care, nutrition or education.
Rwanda Facility
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UK and Norway agree to nearly half billion in new funding for World Bank Health Results Innovation Program

Lindsay Morgan
Rwanda feature article - facility
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered? Evidence from Rwanda on the Impact of Results-based Financing for Health
Lindsay Morgan
On May 8, 2009, the results of one of the first rigorous, scientific evaluations of RBF in one country were unveiled in the Rwandan capital of Kigali.
Mother and Children
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Results-based Financing for Health (RBF): What’s All the Fuss About?
Lindsay Morgan
A number of developing country experiences with results-based financing (RBF) schemes suggest that paying for performance can lead to better health results - in a variety of settings - and strengthen health systems in the process.
Afghanistan article image w/ doctor
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Getting Health Results in Afghanistan
Beryl Lieff Benderly
For many people who keep up with world events, the news from Afghanistan has long appeared to consist mainly of terror attacks, counter-insurgency campaigns and the opium trade. Behind the sensational reporting, however, another major story is unfolding: how one of the world’s poorest countries, after decades of brutal conflict that claimed more than a million lives and made millions more people into refugees, is working to build a modern health system. In a rugged land of mountain and desert that would present major obstacles even without the effects of war and widespread poverty, Afghanistan has made significant progress.

Newsletters

These are the most recent RBF Health Newsletters. Remember that the most recent news will always be found here.

RBF Health Newsletter, Issue 3, February 2010
This issues includes: Major New Funding for RBF, Country Highlight: Rwanda Results Show Substantial Impact from RBF, Experts Meet in Clermont-Ferrand, RBF Website News, and an introduction to the World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population Unit RBF team.

RBF Health Newsletter, Issue 1, October 2008

RBF Health Newsletter, Issue 2, July 2009
This issue includes Additional RBF pilots, Seed grants, RBF in Afghanistan, Workshops in Rwanda and the Philippines, and more.

RBF Health in the News

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New York Times: Crisis in the Operating Room (Nicholas Kristof)

This was brought to our attention by Amie Batson who points out that CCPs (conditional cash payments) to expectant mothers provide incentives to have safe deliveries.

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