SPARC and its consortium of technical partners has produced a series of policy briefs based on the application of the functional framework for describing purchasing systems, and a set of benchmarks to track progress on strengthening governance arrangements and purchasing functions. The series describes the application of the framework in countries of sub-Saharan Africa and synthesizes evidence on the results that strong strategic purchasing systems can bring when they operate in an enabling environment.

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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…