Results 1 to 10 of about 13,000 (103)
Applying the Strategic Health Purchasing Progress Tracking Framework: Lessons from Nine African Countries [PDF]
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 The Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC) developed a framework for tracking strategic purchasing that uses a functional and practical approach to describe, assess, and strengthen purchasing to facilitate policy dialogue within countries ...
Agnes Gatome-Munyua +10 more
doaj +4 more sources
Supporting strategic health purchasing: a case study of annual health budgets from general tax revenue and social health insurance in Abia state, Nigeria [PDF]
Health Economics Review, 2021 Background Tracking general trends in strategic purchasing of health financing mechanisms will highlight where country demands may exist for technical support and where progress in being made that offer opportunities for regional learning.
Chinyere Mbachu +7 more
doaj +2 more sources
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 For Nigeria to make progress on its commitment to universal health coverage, additional public funding will be required. But more resources alone will not be enough.
Uchenna Ezenwaka +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Strengths and Weaknesses of Strategic Health Purchasing for Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 In the context of scarce resources and increasing health care costs, strategic purchasing is viewed as a key mechanism to spur countries’ progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), by using limited resources more effectively.
Stella M. Umuhoza +7 more
doaj +3 more sources
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 Strategic purchasing is noted in the literature as an approach that can improve the efficiency of health spending, increase equity in access to health care services, improve the quality of health care delivery, and advance progress toward universal ...
Fred Matovu +2 more
doaj +3 more sources
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 Strategic purchasing of high-priority services is a critical part of effective spending to advance UHC goals. Available conceptual frameworks for strategic purchasing have facilitated high-level advocacy and policy dialogue, and they have framed research
Cheryl Cashin, Agnes Gatome-Munyua
doaj +3 more sources
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 Ghana is a lower-middle-income economy that has made significant efforts to improve its health system, in order to achieve universal health coverage.
Eugenia Amporfu +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Why Is Strategic Purchasing Critical for Universal Health Coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 To make progress toward universal health coverage (UHC), most countries need to commit more public resources to health. However, countries can also make progress by using available resources more effectively.
Agnes Gatome-Munyua +3 more
doaj +3 more sources
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 Embodied in the goals of universal health coverage (UHC) are societal norms about ethics, equity, solidarity, and social justice. As African countries work toward UHC, it is important for their governments to use all available resources, knowledge, and ...
Cheryl Cashin +4 more
doaj +3 more sources
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 Strategic purchasing means deliberately directing health funds to priority populations, interventions, and services. This is done by actively creating incentives so funding is used equitably and efficiently and is aligned with population health needs ...
Agnes Gatome-Munyua +2 more
doaj +3 more sources