Health purchasing, one of the functions of health financing systems, involves allocating pooled funds to health providers to deliver health services to the population. Purchasing can be passive or strategic […]
Key Messages from Leveraging Data For Decision Making In Strategic Health Purchasing: Navigating Political Economy And Capacity
Webinar series 1. Introduction This webinar held on 24th July 2024, is the second in a two-part series focusing on the utilization of data for decision-making in strategic health purchasing […]
Addressing Fragmentation in Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa – Are Solutions Possible?
As countries worldwide strive for Universal Health Coverage (UHC), there is a deepened desire and commitment to ‘leave no one behind’. This means that everyone, regardless of their socio-economic status, […]
The Coaching Approach for Health Financing Reforms: Insights from Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda and Burkina Faso
Overview SPARC – a resource hub hosted by Amref Health Africa with technical support from Results for Development (R4D) – aims to strengthen strategic purchasing capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa by […]
Lessons from Tanzania’s Direct Health Facility Financing: A Blueprint for Malawi
Introduction The Government of Malawi is committed to improving healthcare delivery and achieving universal health coverage (UHC). As part of this commitment, the Ministry of Health (MoH), Malawi has identified […]
How can Public Purchasers Contract Private Providers Successfully? Lessons from Kenya and Ghana
Background Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has been a key health system target since the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Moving towards UHC requires countries to reform their health […]
Private Provider Contracting Cross-Learning Session Key Messages
Countries: Ghana and Ethiopia Date: 17th February 2023 Background SPARC conducted a capacity-development session where it brought together researchers, policymakers and experts in private provider contracting from Ghana, Kenya and […]
Private Provider Contracting Cross-Learning Session Key Messages
Countries: Kenya and Ethiopia Date: 31st January 2023 Despite the benefits that accrue from contracting private providers, countries still face challenges in tapping into them due to inadequate capacity in […]
Strategic Health Purchasing Gaps in Kenya
Strategic purchasing remains a key reform area for advancing progress towards universal health coverage (UHC). While strategic purchasing requires a continuous pursuit for better ways to determine service entitlements, the […]
Leveraging on Provider Payment Mechanisms for Universal Health Coverage: Lessons from Kenya
Globally, countries are increasingly reforming their health systems as efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) intensifies. Although system-wide health sector reforms are required, especially in developing countries, there is […]