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Is Kenya’s New Digital Health Act the Key to Smarter Health Spending?

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 […]

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, […]

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: 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 […]

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 […]

A Visit for the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Nigeria on a Study Tour of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in Kenya

Strategic Purchasing African Resource Centre (SPARC) hosted a delegation of general managers from Nigeria’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for a three-day study tour to share experience on how the […]

Les Enseignements Pour L’afrique Face À La Pandémie Mondiale Du Coronavirus

Le nouveau coronavirus, appelé COVID-19, a créé une urgence sanitaire mondiale sans précédent. Plusieurs pays africains ont pris diverses mesures pour prévenir la propagation du coronavirus et atténuer son impact […]

Coronavirus: Amid The Global Pandemic, Lessons For Africa

The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has created an unprecedented global health emergency. Several African countries have taken a variety of actions to prevent the spread of coronavirus and mitigate its impact […]

Réflexions D’août

Écoutez les réflexions d’août du Dr Nkechi Olalere, Directeur Exécutif, Centre de Ressources pour les Achats Strategiques en Afrique (SPARC) Le COVID-19 a démontré qu’aucun pays ne dispose de la […]

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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…