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Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Centre (SPARC)

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.

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Addressing Fragmentation in Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa – Are Solutions Possible?
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The Coaching Approach for Health Financing Reforms: Insights from Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Burkina Faso
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Lessons from Tanzania’s Direct Health Facility Financing: A Blueprint for Malawi
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Health Financing and Strategic Health Purchasing Training – Ethiopia
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Implementation of Universal Health Coverage Reforms in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2009 – 2023)
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Évaluation du programme de la gratuité de la maternité à l’aide du cadre de suivi des progrès en matière d’achat stratégique : bilan préliminaire de la mise en oeuvre en république démocratique du congo
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Examining Free Maternity Service Program Using the Strategic Purchasing Progress Tracking Framework: Early Implementation Results in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Renforcement de la gestion des données pour des achats stratégiques dans le secteur de la santé : Enseignements tirés du Kenya et du Burkina Faso

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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A message from the partners of the Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC)

Since 2018, The Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC) has been a unique and significant force in supporting countries within Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) in crucial areas of strategic health purchasing (SHP), Healthcare Financing as they make progress towards the realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals. This initiative, a collaboration between Amref Health Africa and Results for Development (R4D), has made expertise in these areas more accessible and has been instrumental in the progress of the target countries. The initiative was designed to advance policy discussions and actions that strengthen the application of strategic health purchasing to strengthen African health systems and support countries as they address foundational reforms…

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