Using Evidence to Scale Up Innovation : Insights from a Results-Based Financing Project for Health in Zambia

• Tác giả: Jumana Qamruddin
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 968.94 *Zambia
• Thông tin xuất bản: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC, 2014
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 325970
• Chủ đề: 1. AGED; 2. ANTENATAL CARE; 3. CHILD HEALTH; 4. COMMUNITIES; 5. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Tóm tắt

 Several developing countries face the challenge of attaining sufficient population level impact to meet health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This situation is partly attributable to constraints in their health systems, including: severe shortages in human resources for health
  inequalities in service provision and utilization
  limited financial resources
  and inefficiencies in resource allocation and use. Even in countries with adequate financial resources, health indicators are sometimes poor due to inefficiencies and a lack of performance related initiatives. In an attempt to strengthen health systems and improve health-service delivery, several countries in Africa are increasingly using Results-Based Financing (RBF) approaches in their health programs. The premise is that linking financing to results will lead to improvements in health systems and health-outcome indicators. This paper captures emerging lessons from Zambia's drive to improve service delivery in the public-health sector with support from the World Bank's RBF initiative.