Reviewing the evidence on health financing for effective coverage: do financial incentives work?

D de Walque, E Kandpal - BMJ Global Health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
The widening gap between improving healthcare coverage rates and stagnating health
outcomes across low-income and middle-income countries highlights the need for …

Impact of monetary incentives on employee performance in the Nigerian automotive sector: a case study

KC Ihemereze, NL Eyo-Udo, BA Egbokhaebho… - International Journal of …, 2023 - fepbl.com
This study delves into the intricate relationship between monetary incentives and workers'
performance within the context of the Nigerian Automobile Industry. The objective is to …

Pay for performance at a crossroads: lessons from taking a global perspective

SR Kristensen, L Anselmi, GW Brown… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The use of pay for performance (P4P) as an instrument to incentivise quality
improvements in health care is at a crossroads in high-income countries but has remained a …

Why addressing inequality must be central to pandemic preparedness

S Varkey, E Kandpal, S Neelsen - BMJ Global Health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore long-standing inequities that resulted in certain
already-vulnerable groups bearing a disproportionate burden of the disease. The poor have …

Promoting respectful maternity care by reducing unnecessary episiotomies: Experiences from centers of excellence for breastfeeding in Vietnam

DH Vu, BTT Ta, IL Aasen, DQT Le, R Mathisen… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Routine episiotomy is not recommended by international guidelines;
however, it occurs at a high rate in Vietnam.(2) Methods: A process to reduce unnecessary …

Impacts of performance-based financing on health system performance: evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo

G Shapira, E Clarke-Deelder, BM Booto, H Samaha… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Health systems' weakness remains one of the primary obstacles towards
achieving universal access to quality healthcare in low-income settings. Performance-based …

Qualitative study of in-kind incentives to improve healthcare quality in Belize: Is quality work better than wealth?

D Rios-Zertuche, AE Benitez Collante… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background There is a sparsity of knowledge of the specific mechanisms through which
financial and non-financial incentives impact the performance of health teams. This study …

Effective Coverage of Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care Services in Africa: A Scoping Review

M Alemayehu, B Yakob, N Khuzwayo - Open Access Emergency …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This scoping review aimed to map the evidence of effective coverage (EC) of
EmONC (Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care) services and associated factors in Africa …

Effects of performance‐based financing on availability, quality, and use of family planning services in the Democratic Republic of Congo: An Impact Evaluation

SHP Drouard, S Brenner, D Antwisi… - Studies in Family …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Access to high‐quality family planning services remains limited in many low‐and middle‐
income countries, resulting in a high burden of unintended pregnancies and adverse health …

How personnel diversity and affective bonds affect performance-based financing: a moderator analysis of difference-in-difference estimator

SHT Tsuei, MJ Kerrissey… - International Journal for …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: To spur improvement in health care service quality and quantity, performance-
based financing (PBF) is an increasingly common policy tool, especially in low-and middle …