Performance-Based Financing of Priority Health Services: Burundi Case Study
2015
This case study describes the government of Burundi’s efforts to reduce maternal mortality and child malnutrition by introducing free health care for pregnant women and children under five. This policy led to spikes in service utilization for those groups, but also strained the already-lean health care system. This case explores the impacts on quality, productivity, and service utilization of a performance-based financing mechanism in health facilities.
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Performance-Based Financing of Priority Health Services: Burundi Case Study
Source:
Sibomana S et al. Improving Health System Efficiency: Burundi: Performance Based Financing of Priority Health Services. World Health Organization 2015. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/186474.