This paper presents the results of two field experiments on local accountability in primary health care in Uganda … beneficiary control without providing information on performance had no impact on quality of care or health outcomes. The paper … significant improvements in health care delivery and health outcomes in both the short and the longer run. Efforts to stimulate …

This paper presents the results of two field experiments on local accountability in primary health care in Uganda … beneficiary control without providing information on performance had no impact on quality of care or health outcomes. The paper … significant improvements in health care delivery and health outcomes in both the short and the longer run. Efforts to stimulate …

quantity of health service delivery resulted from an increased effort by the staff to serve the community. Overall, the results …This paper analyzes the importance of strengthening the relationship of accountability between health service providers … and citizens for improving access to and quality of health care. How this is to be achieved, and whether it works, however …