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The Link between Provider Payment and Quality of Maternal Health Services: Case studies on provider payment mechanisms in Kyrgyz Republic, Nigeria, and Zambia

Health Finance, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Where We Work

This paper presents case studies of provider payment systems in the Kyrgyz Republic, Nigeria, and Zambia that link a quality improvement initiative with provider payment. It documents these programs’ experience with design and implementation and lessons learned for other health care payers seeking to improve quality at the point of care through redesign of a […]

The Link between Provider Payment and Quality of Maternal Health Services: A Framework and Literature Review

Health Finance, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Where We Work

This paper explores a growing trend among health care payers to combine a quality measurement initiative with a redesigned provider payment system. It presents a conceptual framework of how provider payment links with quality of maternal health services and analyzes real provider payment systems in low- and middle-income countries where payment is linked with quality […]

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Strategic Purchasing to Improve the Quality of Maternal Health Services

Announcements, Leads, Where We Work

In many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the health sector faces significant resource constraints and poor maternal health indicators, leaving the government searching for ways to maximize resources and improve maternal health outcomes. These efforts are accompanied by the growing recognition that access to services is not enough to reduce high rates of maternal morbidity […]

Strengthening Health System Governance for Improved Quality of Maternal Health Care in Nigeria

Announcements, Where We Work

Gaps in availability and quality of maternal health care services constitute a major obstacle to achieving the desired maternal health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries such as Nigeria. Initiatives aimed at improving quality of maternal health care tend to address quality of care issues in isolation, without considering wider system-level issues that lead to nonexistent […]

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HFG Experts Co-Author Lancet Paper on Quality Maternal Health Care

Journal Publications, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH)

While the international community is dedicated to ending preventable maternal and child deaths, and helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there are still questions about how best to reach those goals. Substantial progress has been made in the last several years, but more than 300,000 women die each year giving birth and nearly […]

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New Partnership to Mobilize Local Financing for Maternal, Child Health in Cameroon

Announcements, Leads, Where We Work

Recently, the U.S. Government and Ecobank Cameroon SA announced a new partnership that will mobilize up to U.S. $3.7 million of local financing over eight years for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) working in the health sector in Cameroon. Financing will be made available via loans to health SMEs which provide family planning, reproductive health and […]

Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of Mobile Decision Support Tools: A Malawi Case Study

Digital Finance, Publications, Where We Work

Mobile applications are promising tools for strengthening service quality and have been an area of considerable mHealth innovation. Despite growing demand for data to guide policymakers, donors, and program managers in making sound investments, there is a paucity of evidence on the cost-effectiveness of mHealth technologies. To address this gap, the HFG Project analyzed a […]

Evaluating the Cost-effectiveness of a Mobile Decision Support Tool in Malawi

Digital Finance, Publications, Where We Work

Mobile applications are promising tools for strengthening service quality and have been an area of considerable mHealth innovation. Despite growing demand for data to guide policymakers, donors, and program managers in making sound investments, there is a paucity of evidence on the cost-effectiveness of mHealth technologies. To address this gap, the HFG Project analyzed a […]

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Essential Health Services Country Snapshot Series

Announcements, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Tools, Universal Health Coverage, Where We Work

A new series of country profiles analyzes the governance dimensions of Essential Packages of Health Services (EPHS) in the 24 Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths (EPCMD) priority countries. An EPHS can be defined as the package of services that the government is providing or is aspiring to provide to its citizens in an equitable […]

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Policy Primer: Using Health Accounts to End Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths

Governance and Leadership, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Ending preventable child and maternal deaths is at the forefront of country and development partner health agendas. While progress has been made over the last few decades, significant challenges remain. Of all of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the least progress has been made toward Goal 5 – Improving maternal health.

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