Title |
An assessment of opportunities and challenges for public sector involvement in the maternal health voucher program in Uganda
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Published in |
Health Research Policy and Systems, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1478-4505-11-38 |
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Authors |
Jerry Okal, Lucy Kanya, Francis Obare, Rebecca Njuki, Timothy Abuya, Teresah Bange, Charlotte Warren, Ian Askew, Ben Bellows |
Abstract |
Continued inequities in coverage, low quality of care, and high out-of-pocket expenses for health services threaten attainment of Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 in many sub-Saharan African countries. Existing health systems largely rely on input-based supply mechanisms that have a poor track record meeting the reproductive health needs of low-income and underserved segments of national populations. As a result, there is increased interest in and experimentation with results-based mechanisms like supply-side performance incentives to providers and demand-side vouchers that place purchasing power in the hands of low-income consumers to improve uptake of facility services and reduce the burden of out-of-pocket expenditures. This paper describes a reproductive health voucher program that contracts private facilities in Uganda and explores the policy and implementation issues associated with expansion of the program to include public sector facilities. |
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Nigeria | 1 | <1% |
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Arts and Humanities | 6 | 3% |
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