Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre (SPARC) is a new initiative to strengthen strategic purchasing expertise in sub-Saharan Africa and move countries closer to universal health coverage, launched by Results for Development (R4D) in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Housed within Amref Health Africa, SPARC will match country demand with needed technical expertise by brokering tailored packages of strategic purchasing support.

Updates

Lessons from Tanzania’s Direct Health Facility Financing: A Blueprint for Malawi
How can Public Purchasers Contract Private Providers Successfully? Lessons from Kenya and Ghana
Private Provider Contracting Cross-Learning Session Key Messages
Private Provider Contracting Cross-Learning Session Key Messages
Strategic Health Purchasing Gaps in Kenya
Tanzania’s Universal Health Insurance Act 2023: Implications on Health Financing
FACILITY AUTONOMY IN THE AGE OF DEVOLUTION: COUNTY-LEVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MANAGING HEALTH FACILITY REVENUE IN KENYA
“L’Approche du Coaching” – Les Apprentissages de SPARC au Burkina Faso à travers l’utilisation d’une approche alternative d’assistance technique au renforcement du système de santé 
“The Coaching Approach” – SPARC’s lessons from Burkina Faso using an alternative approach for Health Systems Strengthening 
Private Provider Contracting Cross-Learning Session (Ghana & Ethiopia)

Mission Statement

SPARC will become a demand-driven, self-sustaining platform that countries implementing strategic purchasing can go to as a first stop to get connected to the right resources and experts.

The four-year Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation funded initiative aims to  support countries in sub-Saharan Africa to overcome technical, institutional, and political economy obstacles to implementing effective strategic purchasing.

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