Implementation of a performance-based financing scheme in Malawi and resulting externalities on the quality of care of non-incentivized services

Abstract Background Countries in Africa progressively implement performance-based financing schemes to improve the quality of care provided by maternal, newborn and child health services. Beyond its direct effects on service provision, evidence suggests that performance-based financing can also gene...

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Main Authors: Stephan Brenner, Caterina Favaretti, Julia Lohmann, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Adamson S. Muula, Manuela De Allegri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03880-9