Strategic Purchasing in China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Despite the important role that purchasing plays in health systems performance, there is very limited empirical work on purchasing arrangements in LMICs. The RESYST (Resilient and Responsive Health Systems) consortium, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (APO), undertook a multi-country study to critically examine how purchasing mechanisms are functioning in a range of LMICs from a strategic purchasing perspective; and contribute to filling gaps in the literature relating to purchasing arrangements.

Publication Year:

2016

Publisher

SPARC

Author:

WHO
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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…