ArticlePloS one2018
Supply-side interventions to improve health: Findings from the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative.
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- Tackling equitable coverage and quality of care for neonates in hospitals: a pre-post assessment on asphyxia interventions in Mesoamerica.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Assessing multidimensional care coverage for pre-eclampsia in the era of universal health coverage: A pre-post evaluation of the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2020Article
- Access and use of oxytocin for postpartum haemorrhage prevention: a pre-post study targeting the poorest in six Mesoamerican countries.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Burden of disease in francophone Africa, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.The Lancet. Global health · 2020Article
- Implementing electronic decision-support tools to strengthen healthcare network data-driven decision-making.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2020Article
- Methods to measure quality of care and quality indicators through health facility surveys in low- and middle-income countries.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2019Article
- Healthy competition drives success in results-based aid: Lessons from the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative.PloS one · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundResults-based aid (RBA) is increasingly used to incentivize action in health. In Mesoamerica, the region consisting of southern Mexico and Central America, the RBA project known as the Salud Mesoamérica Initiative (SMI) was designed to target disparities in maternal and child health, focusing on the poorest 20% of the population across the region. METHODS AND
findingsData were first collected in 365 intervention health facilities to establish a baseline of indicators. For the first follow-up measure, 18 to 24 months later, 368 facilities were evaluated in these same areas. At both stages, we measured a near-identical set of supply-side performance indicators in line with country-specific priorities in maternal and child health. All countries showed progress in performance indicators, although with different levels. El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama reached their 18-month targets, while the State of Chiapas in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize did not. A second follow-up measurement in Chiapas and Guatemala showed continued progress, as they achieved previously missed targets nine to 12 months later, after implementing a performance improvement plan.
conclusionsOur findings show an initial success in the supply-side indicators of SMI. Our data suggest that the RBA approach can be a motivator to improve availability of drugs and services in poor areas. Moreover, our innovative monitoring and evaluation framework will allow health officials with limited resources to identify and target areas of greatest need.
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