"Mobarak, Rajkumar, and Cropper examine the impact of local politics and government structure on the allocation of publicly subsidized (SUS) health services across municipios (counties) in Brazil, and on the probability that uninsured individuals who require medical attention actually receive...

This report reviews Ghana's health financing system with a special emphasis on its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Such an assessment is important since Ghana is often considered a global 'good practice' as it is one of only a handful of African emerging market countries to actively...

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of introducing Results-Based Financing (RBF) in Tajikistan's health sector. Several countries have experience with RBF in low-income settings, and lessons learned can be interesting for Tajikistan. Technically, RBF is a retrospective...

During the conflict, public expenditure on health drastically decreased weakening the health system at a time when needs were growing. With increasing peace and stability in the country, foreign aid and public resources allocated to the sector have started to increase. However, health...