Through the Uganda Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) and other policy pronouncements, Uganda has committed to accelerating progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030, wherein all Ugandans will have access to good quality health services without fear of financial risks. The Global Framework for Health Financing recommends an allocation of US$86 per capita […]
HSR2020 SPARC Satellite Session: Strengthening Capacity for Strategic Purchasing
HSR2020 SPARC Satellite Session Q&A Session Description This session focused on strategic purchasing, which at its core is about improving how ministries of health and government health insurance agencies use information about population health needs and provider performance to make decisions about benefit packages, contracted providers, and payment methods. It features latest research and best […]
Réflexions de Novembre
Écoutez les réflexions de Novembre du Dr Nkechi Olalere, Directeur Exécutif, Centre de Ressources pour les Achats Strategiques en Afrique (SPARC) Bonjour et bienvenue à un nouvel épisode de Réflexions – le tout dernier pour l’année. Ce numéro est un résumé des enseignements tirés de nos différents engagements virtuels et physiques en un mois. Dans […]
Social Health Insurance and Strategic Health Purchasing in Nigeria
Social Health Insurance and Strategic Health Purchasing in Nigeria In Nigeria, there are about 4.3% of Nigerians registered in one form of social health insurance programme or the other. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is the agency responsible for social health insurance. It provides the primary purchasing function of setting guidelines and standards for the social […]
‘Enhancing Accountability Through Provider Contracts – How Provider Contracts Can Be Used To Align Provider Behaviour and Incentivize Quality Health Services’
Africa 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.
SPARC September 2020 Bulletin
August Reflections
The August Reflections are a summary of what we focused on for the month – Governance for Purchasing for COVID-19