Health financing provides the resources and economic incentives for the operation of health systems and is a key determinant of health system performance in terms of equity,
efficiency, and health outcomes.
Publication Year:
2006
Publisher
SPARC
Author:
George Schieber, Cristian Baeza, Daniel Kress, and Margaret Maier
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…