Après l’adoption de la décentralisation comme mode d’administration privilégié du territoire par la constitution du 2 juin 1991, le Burkina Faso a adopté en 2004 le Code Général des Collectivités Territoriales qui […]
Using Development Assistance for Health (DAH) to Strategically Purchase Health services: Experiences, Lessons, and Options for Uganda
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 […]
Mise en œuvre de l’assurance maladie universelle au Burkina Faso : quels enjeux pour l’implication des mécanismes assurantiels préexistants ?
Le Burkina Faso a adopté en 2015 une loi portant sur la création d’un régime d’assurance maladie universelle (RAMU), obligatoire pour tous. Nous proposons une réflexion sur la problématique de […]
Implementation of Universal Health Insurance in Burkina Faso: Challenges of Involving Pre-existing Insurance Mechanisms
In 2015, Burkina Faso adopted a law on universal health insurance scheme (RAMU), which is compulsory for all. This blog examines the issue of involving existing insurance mechanisms in the […]
Strategic Health Purchasing in Cameroon. Multiple Fragmented Schemes and Opportunities For Alignment in the Universal Health Coverage Context.
aR4D International, Yaoundé – Cameroun Access to quality and affordable healthcare is one of the core objectives of any health system. To achieve this goal, Cameroon has implemented many financing […]
Key Messages from the March FORCE Community Webinar – The Design and Implementation of COVID-19 Vaccine Programs in Africa
Background As of 11th March, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over 117 million cases and 2.6 million deaths worldwide. The virus’s impact has gone beyond health and has had […]
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 […]
Réflexions D’octobre
Écoutez les réflexions de Septembre du Dr Nkechi Olalere, Directeur Exécutif, Centre de Ressources pour les Achats Strategiques en Afrique (SPARC) Tout au long de mes années de travail dans […]
October Reflections
Listen to the September Reflections by Dr. Nkechi Olalere, Executive Director at Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC). In my years of work in both public and private sectors, I […]
‘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 […]