(How) does RBF strengthen strategic purchasing of health care? Comparing the experience of Uganda, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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dc.contributor.authorWitter, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorBertone, Maria P.
dc.contributor.authorNamakula, Justine
dc.contributor.authorChandiwana, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorChirwa, Yotamu
dc.contributor.authorSsennyonjo, Aloysius
dc.contributor.authorSsengooba, Freddie
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-11T11:26:58Z
dc.date.available2022-03-11T11:26:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractResults-Based Financing (RBF) has proliferated in health sectors of low and middle income countries, especially fragile and conflict-affected ones, and has been presented as a way of reforming and strengthening strategic purchasing. However, few studies have empirically examined how RBF impacts on health care purchasing in these settings. This article examines the effects of several RBF programmes on health care purchasing functions in three fragile and post-conflict settings: Uganda, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the past decade. Methods: The article is based on a documentary review, including 110 documents from 2004 to 2018, and 98 key informant (KI) interviews conducted with international, national and district level stakeholders in early 2018 in the selected districts of the three countries. Interviews and analysis followed an adapted framework for strategic purchasing, which was also used to compare across the case studies. Results: Across the cases, at the government level, we find little change to the accountability of purchasers, but RBF does mobilise additional resources to support entitlements. In relation to the population, RBF appears to bring in improvements in specifying and informing about entitlements for some services. However, the engagement and consultation with the population on their needs was found to be limited. In relation to providers, RBF did not impact in any major way on provider accreditation and selection, or on treatment guidelines. However, it did introduce a more contractual relationship for some providers and bring about (at least partial) improvements in provider payment systems, data quality, increased financial autonomy for primary providers and enforcing equitable strategies. More generally, RBF has been a source of much-needed revenue at primary care level in under-funded health systems. The context – particularly the degree of stability and authority of government–, the design of the RBF programme and the potential for effective integration of RBF in existing systems and its stage of development were key factors behind differences observed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWitter, S., Bertone, M. P., Namakula, J., Chandiwana, P., Chirwa, Y., Ssennyonjo, A., & Ssengooba, F. (2019). (How) does RBF strengthen strategic purchasing of health care? Comparing the experience of Uganda, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Global Health Research and Policy, 4(1), 1-20.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-019-0094-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-019-0094-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2709
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGlobal Health Research and Policyen_US
dc.subjectResults-based financingen_US
dc.subjectPerformance-based financingen_US
dc.subjectStrategic purchasingen_US
dc.subjectMother and child health careen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectDRCen_US
dc.subjectZimbabween_US
dc.title(How) does RBF strengthen strategic purchasing of health care? Comparing the experience of Uganda, Zimbabwe and the Democratic Republic of the Congoen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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