SPARC’S THEORY OF CHANGE

SPARC’s theory of change asserts that if policymakers are aware of the power of strategic health purchasing (SHP) and have access to evidence on what works, why, when and how to improve SHP, they will invest in building more effective SHP capacity and functions that are able to better allocate resources to achieve improved equity in the access to quality healthcare, using the right incentives throughout the system.

This theory recognizes that the achievement of these outcomes can be enhanced or mitigated by external factors and identifies the availability of evidence-based knowledge resources and the awareness of policymakers on the availability of such resources as the entry point to SPARC’s approach.

SPARC’S THEORY OF CHANGE

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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…