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December 17, 2009
Incentive Schemes and Performance of Health-Care Providers in Low-Income Countries: Recent Developments, Risks and Emerging Challenges: CERDI
Location: Clermont-Ferrand, France
Dates: December 17th-18th 2009
Aims
Performance-based incentive schemes (Performance-Based Financing, Result-Based Financing, Pay-for-Performance, Output-Based Aid) are receiving growing attention from governments, aid agencies and donors. Several low-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are incorporating key components of the approach in the reform of their public health systems. Stakeholders are attracted by the potential of the strategy to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Operational and scientific knowledge is accumulating.
In the follow-up of a first event organised at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp in December 2008, the “Incentives for Health Provider Performance Network” is organising a new workshop for international experts. The workshop will cover recent developments at country level, both in terms of operational lessons and scientific evidence. Particular attention will be given to fragile states and countries going to scale. Political and scientific challenges will be discussed. The workshop will also focus on the limits and risks of these approaches as currently developed in low-income countries.
The workshop targets experts and scholars familiar with the workshop’s topics. A key concern of the organisers will be to bring together participants with different points of view, either supporting performance-based incentives approaches or being more sceptic about them. It is hoped that the discussions among participants during the two days will lead to a good identification of challenges deserving full attention by key stakeholders.
Practical information
The workshop will be held in French and English. A modest fee (Euros 100) will be charged to participants to cover catering and some organisation costs. Oral contributions are on invitation.
Organizing committee: Martine Audibert M.Audibert@u-clermont1.fr, CERDI-CNRS, University of’ Auvergne, France ; Jacky Mathonnat J.Mathonnat@u-clermont1.fr, CERDI, University of Auvergne, France ; Bruno Meessen bmeessen@itg.be, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Anvers, Belgium ; Jean Perrot perrotj@who.int, WHO, Geneva, Swiss.
