Paying for performance (P4P) provides financial incentives for providers to increase the use and quality of care. P4P can affect health care by providing incentives for providers to put more effort into specific activities, and by increasing the amount of resources available to finance the delivery of services. This paper evaluates the impact of P4P on the use and quality of … [Read more...] about Paying Primary Health Care Centers for Performance in Rwanda
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Community health workers: Bringing family planning services to where people live and work
CHWs provide health education, referral and follow up, case management, and basic preventive health care and home visiting services to specific communities. They provide support and assistance to individuals and families in navigating the health and social services system. When appropriately designed and implemented, community-based family planning (FP) services can increase … [Read more...] about Community health workers: Bringing family planning services to where people live and work
Perceived barriers and motivating factors influencing student midwives’ acceptance of rural postings in Ghana
To meet Millennium Development Goal Five and the reproductive needs of all women, it is predicted that an additional 334,000 midwives are needed. Despite the ongoing efforts to increase this cadre of health workers there are still glaring gaps and inequities in distribution. In countries where there are too few health workers, deployment of midwives (including recruitment and … [Read more...] about Perceived barriers and motivating factors influencing student midwives’ acceptance of rural postings in Ghana