Performance-based financing for better quality of services in rwandan health centres: 3-year experience

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 830-837

  Rusa, Louis ^a   Ngirabega, Jean De Dieu ^a   Janssen, Willy ^b   Van Bastelaere, Stefaan ^b   Porignon, Denis ^c   Vandenbulcke, Werner ^b,d  

^a Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

^b Belgian Technical Cooperation   (Rwanda)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d CTB   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Internal contracting; Performance based financing; Supervision

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION RESEARCH; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RWANDA; VACCINATION;

CONTRACT SERVICES; FEMALE; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RWANDA;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 68149182636     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02292.x     Document Type: Article

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