In recent years, outbreaks of diseases such as the Ebola Virus Disease and yellow fever have highlighted the vulnerability of healthcare systems in Africa to public health emergencies. This is […]
In Defence of Capitation
By Dr. Nkechi Olalere It happens all too often. A patient walks into a health care facility and on identifying himself as a beneficiary of a health insurance scheme is […]
Building Momentum for Strategic Purchasing across sub-Saharan Africa
SPARC was invited to present to The Health Financing Global Solution Group of the World Bank Group at a webinar themed, ‘Building Momentum for Strategic Purchasing across sub-Saharan Africa’ The […]
May 2021 Reflections
After months of work with our technical partners on the strategic purchasing functional mapping results and reports, and weeks of preparation, we kicked off our webinar series, “Strengthening Strategic Health Purchasing […]
Promoting Efficient and Effective Use of Resources Mobilized to Manage the Covid 19 Pandemic. Lessons and Reflections From Uganda
The WHO has been pushing for a whole of Government approach and whole of society approach in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, in Uganda the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in […]
Improving the Efficiency of Resource Allocation for Covid-19 Response in Imo State – The Role of Strategic Purchasing
Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in wide scale social and economic implications and has had a huge impact on people’s lives, families and communities [1]. In response to the […]
Evaluating Strategic Health Purchasing Functions in Improving Effectiveness and Efficiency of Resources Allocated for COVID-19 Response in Abia State
Introduction Abia state was free of COVID-19 until March 29, 2020, when two sick persons tested positive for the virus. The effect of the pandemic on the physical, social and […]
Strategic Investments in Communication Improve the Fight Against COVID-19: The Case of the 3535 Helpline in Burkina Faso
Communication is a key component in the response to COVID-19. At the beginning of the epidemic in Burkina Faso, a helpline was set up to allow the public to alert […]
Incidence and Case Fatality Rate for COVID-19 in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria: An opportunity to Make the Right Investment and Improve Strategic Health Purchasing in the Health Sector
A novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) known to be responsible for an infectious disease called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified and reported from Wuhan city of […]
Towards Strategic Health Purchasing for UHC: Recognizing and Mitigating the Consequences of Multiple and Mixed Provider Payment Mechanisms in Abia State
Background Although public health expenditure is low in Nigeria, healthcare purchasing has been predominantly passive and inefficient, meaning that limited resources are wasted (Etiaba et al., 2018). Recent health financing […]