Starting in the financial year 2018/19, the Ministry of Health (MOH) began implementing Results-Based Financing (RBF) under the Uganda Reproductive, Maternal, and Child Health Improvement Project (URMCHIP). To operationalize RBF, the MOH introduced performance-linked...
The Effects of Health Purchasing Reforms on Equity, Access, Quality of Care, and Financial Protection in Kenya: A Narrative Review
Kenya's health purchasing reforms improved access and financial protection but face challenges like service awareness and delayed payments, requiring coordinated interventions. This review examines health purchasing reforms in Kenya and their impact on health system...
Strategic Purchasing Arrangements in Uganda and Their Implications for Universal Health Coverage
Uganda's mixed health financing system creates challenges for achieving universal health coverage but offers opportunities for improvement through better resource pooling and provider autonomy.A new research article published in the Health Systems and Reform Journal...
Why Is Strategic Purchasing Critical for Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Strategic purchasing is particularly important for countries in sub-Saharan Africa because public funding for health has often not kept pace with UHC commitments. This paper published in Health Systems and Reform underscores the importance of strategic purchasing in...
Proposed Technical Assistance on Health Financing in Malawi
The report summarizes a scoping mission undertaken by the World Bank regarding proposed technical assistance on health financing in Malawi. The mission aimed to understand the Malawian government's request for support in health financing and to establish a process for...
Request for assistance with health reforms
This document serves as an official request letter from the Ministry of Health in Malawi to GIZ, seeking technical assistance for health financing reforms.