Results-Based Financing for Health: The Science of Delivery in Action

There is a great deal of evidence of “what works” in global health. Translating this evidence into results, however, is a challenge and requires acute attention to its delivery or implementation.

Effectively implementing evidence is an active process and requires a continuous cycle of learning. It is a science that involves the systematic identification and analysis of the factors that affect implementation, and the series of actions that are taken to address them. Knowledge dissemination and sharing is also a part of this science— the science of delivery.

The Health Results Innovation Trust Fund (HRITF), which is funded by the Governments of Norway and the United Kingdom, supports the World Bank’s results-based financing (RBF) for health programs. With their inherent focus on results, strategic use of data, and emphasis on knowledge sharing, the RBF programs in the HRITF portfolio exemplify the science of delivery in action.