This analysis describes specific gaps in the quality of health care in Central Africa and assesses the association between quality of clinical care and mortality at age 2-59 months. Regionally representative facility and household surveys for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Overview -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Effective Coverage: A Framework Linking Coverage and Quality -- Introduction -- Coverage, quality, and...

This paper presents the results of an impact evaluation of a performance-based financing pilot in rural areas of two regions of Tajikistan. Primary care facilities were given financial incentives conditional on general quality and the quantity provided of selected services related to...

In lower-income countries, the economic contractions that accompany lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 can increase child mortality, counteracting the mortality reductions achieved by the lockdown. To formalize and quantify this effect, we build a macro-susceptible-infected-recovered...

To improve utilization and quality of health services, a growing number of low- and middle-income countries have been experimenting with financial incentives tied to providers' performance. Relying on a difference-in-differences approach, we estimate the impacts of the performance-based...

This paper presents the results of an impact evaluation of a performance-based financing pilot in rural areas of two regions of Tajikistan. Primary care facilities were given financial incentives conditional on general quality and the quantity provided of selected services related to...

In lower-income countries, the economic contractions that accompany lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 can increase child mortality, counteracting the mortality reductions achieved by the lockdown. To formalize and quantify this effect, this paper builds a...