COVID-19 Response – A Global Perspective with Lessons from Africa on Strategic Health Purchasing.
We shall be hosting our 6th edition of #SPARCchat. The topic of discussion will be "COVID-19 Response - A Global Perspective with Lessons from Africa on Strategic Health Purchasing. Our SPARCchat VI panelists are: Nathaniel Otoo, Senior Fellow, Results for Development Nathaniel Otoo is a Health Systems & Public Policy Consultant and a Senior Fellow […]
Advancing Strategic Health Purchasing in Africa – Exploring the Value of Involving Technical and Political Stakeholders
TwitterAs countries continue to make incremental progress on strategic health purchasing (SHP), it is increasingly important to measure and track their advancement as well as the system effects and results of their progress. SPARC’s technical partners populated the SHP progress mapping framework with baseline data for their countries, and this work culminated in an in-person […]
‘Enhancing Accountability Through Provider Contracts – How Provider Contracts Can Be Used To Align Provider Behaviour and Incentivize Quality Health Services’
TwitterAfrica needs to advance on its implementation of strategic health purchasing (SHP). Join us for our #SPARCchat VIII as we discuss how provider contracts can be used to align provider behaviour and incentivize quality health services.
February Twitter Chat: ‘The Role of Community Participation in Strategic Purchasing Interventions’
TwitterWhat is the role of communities in Strategic Health Purchasing interventions? Are there avenues to inform the community about their rights, obligations and entitlements? Join us on February 9th as we discuss this and much more.
Findings from Strategic Purchasing Mapping in Burkina Faso: Drivers of Progress, Challenges and Recommendations’ from 3 pm GMT | 4 pm WAT | 6 pm EAT. #SPARCchat 15
Broadly, strategic purchasing is the efficient use of limited resources to deliver maximum health outcomes for everyone. It involves the use of information to make purchasing decisions, including what to buy, who to buy from and how to pay. Strategic purchasing explores ways to provide quality healthcare services to priority populations, especially the most vulnerable […]