Linking Results to Performance: Evidence from a Results Based Financing Pre-Pilot Project in Katete District, Zambia
Collins Chansa,
Ashis Das,
Jumana Qamruddin,
Jed Friedman (jfriedman@worldbank.org),
Akafwilangachi Mkandawire and
Monique Vledder
No 98265, Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Series from The World Bank
Abstract:
Global interest in results based financing (RBF) as a means of strengthening health systems and improving service delivery coincides with heavy Zambian investment in its health sector—but with poor maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes. Determined to remedy the situation, Zambia pre-piloted an RBF project in Katete district aimed at testing how RBF can be adapted to the country context and its suitability in strengthening the health system and improving service delivery. This case study reviews the design and implementation of the Katete RBF Pre-Pilot and explores its impact on access and utilization of MCH services and health systems strengthening. The research team used a mixed-methods approach, collecting qualitative and quantitative data through semi-structured interviews, group discussions, document reviews and financial and health service delivery databases. Changes in performance indicators were estimated using an interrupted time series analysis complemented by a simulated modeling analysis. In Katete, RBF increased immunization coverage of children less than one year old by 4 percent and curative consultations by 14 percent between 2008 and 2012. These achievements were facilitated by some health system improvements such as increased managerial autonomy and local decision-making at service delivery levels, enhanced staff performance and teamwork, and community participation. Despite these gains, the project experienced some delays in RBF disbursements to health facilities and increased staff workload due to increased utilization of health services. The study revealed clients’ perceptions of high service quality despite low technical quality scores. RBF can be used to improve health system performance and service delivery quality. However, the implementation and effects of RBF are context-specific and the model has to meet certain key design criteria and requires basic inputs for RBF to work effectively.
Keywords: Results based financing; maternal and child health; health systems performance; Zambia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 32 pages
Date: 2015-04
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