How does performance-based financing affect the availability of essential medicines in Cameroon? A qualitative study

Performance-based financing (PBF) is being implemented across low- and middle-income countries to improve the availability and quality of health services, including medicines. Although a few studies have examined the effects of PBF on the availability of essential medicines (EMs) in low- and middle-income countries, there is limited knowledge of the mechanisms underlying these effects. The paper explores how PBF in Cameroon influenced the availability of EMs, and to understand the pathways leading to the experiential dimension related with the observed changes.

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Sieleunou, I, A Turcotte-Tremblay, M De Allegri, J Taptué Fotso, H Azinyui Yumo, D Magne Tamga, V Riddel (2019) How does performance-based financing affect the availability of essential medicines in Cameroon? A qualitative study. Health Policy and Planning, 2019:34(3) pp iii4–iii19, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czz084