Performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: isn’t it time for a rethink?
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Performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: isn’t it time for a rethink?
This paper questions the view that performance-based financing (PBF) in the health sector is an effective, efficient and equitable approach to improving the performance of health systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). PBF was conceived as an open approach adapted to specific country needs, having the potential to foster system-wide reforms. However, as with many strategies a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Global Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2059-7908
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000664