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
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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
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Assessing the progress and gaps in strategic health purchasing in Kenya [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2021 Background: Kenya has committed to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) and prioritised purchasing reforms. Existing evidence indicates that purchasing can be leveraged to achieve health system objectives when done strategically.
Jacob Kazungu +3 more
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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
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The Government Budget: An Overlooked Vehicle for Advancing Strategic Health Purchasing
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 The most effective way to finance universal health coverage (UHC) is through compulsory prepaid funds that flow through the government budget. Public funds—including on-budget donor resources—allow for pooling and allocation of resources to providers in ...
Aloysius Ssennyonjo +6 more
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Making Progress on Strategic Health Purchasing in Africa
Health Systems & Reform, 2022 [Figure: see text]
Agnes Gatome-Munyua, Cheryl Cashin
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Components that affect the Implementation of Health Services’ Strategic Purchasing: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature [PDF]
Electronic Physician, 2016 Introduction: Strategic purchasing is one of the mechanisms that can increase access, equity, and efficiency as well as the correct management of health resources.
Peivand Bastani +2 more
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Health Systems & Reform, 2022 Strategic health purchasing is a key strategy in Burkina Faso to spur progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). However, a comprehensive analysis of existing health financing arrangements and their purchasing functions has not been undertaken to ...
Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo +5 more
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Strategic purchasing and health system efficiency: A comparison of two financing schemes in Thailand. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Strategic purchasing is an essential health financing function. This paper compares the strategic purchasing practices of Thailand's two tax-financed health insurance schemes, the Universal Coverage Scheme (UCS) and the Civil Servant Medical Benefit ...
Walaiporn Patcharanarumol +5 more
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Strategic Purchasing in Health System of Iran: A Review Study [PDF]
Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2018 Considering spiraling costs of management and delivery of health services, using principles of health economics is inevitable. World Health Organization in a report in 2000 emphasized on the use of strategic purchasing as a main strategy for achieving ...
Javad Ghoddousinejad +3 more
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