Scaling Tuberculosis Treatment through a Social Impact Bond
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The international development community has turned its attention recently to social impact bonds (SIBs), a financing innovation that is being piloted in several high-income countries. In this innovation, governments pay social service organizations only if those organizations achieve predetermined outcomes. A financial intermediary helps social service organizations raise private capital to implement their programs, receive the government’s outcome-based payment, and repay investors. This mechanism accelerates the adoption of evidence-based practices into public policy by aligning incentives around outcomes and reducing the risk to governments.
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