Influence of performance-based financing on the health system in south kivu province: a quasi-experimental study between katana and kalehe health zones in South Kivu
International Journal of Development Research
Influence of performance-based financing on the health system in south kivu province: a quasi-experimental study between katana and kalehe health zones in South Kivu
Received 03rd January, 2022; Received in revised form 15th January, 2022; Accepted 26th February, 2022; Published online 28th March, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Olivier BYARUHANGA NGBAPE et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Health actors in low-income countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo are paying increasing attention to performance-based financing. This system aims to improve the qualitative and quantitative performance of healthcare services. Its purpose is to make essential health care of good quality accessible to all with the participation of the community. With the sensitization of the Health Committees, this system should increase the rate of use of health services by patients and in this case the Health Units should increase their own revenue. This article analyzes the influence of performance-based financing on the use of health services in South-Kivu, thanks to a quasi-experimental analysis between the health zone of KATANA and KALEHE in South-Kivu.
