Contribution to Improving the Quality of Care: the Case of Burkina Faso

The pilot Results-Based Financning (RBF) project in Burkina Faso was launched on 26 December 2013. RBF purchases health worker results.  It pays subsidies for the quantity of services provided and provides a bonus for the quality of care, which is assessed at facility and community levels.  In this context, RBF differs from traditional financing strategies whereby the Government typically provides inputs without any requirement for results and without consulting with beneficiaries.  With increased resource shortages and increased discussions on the quality of care, we can ask the following question: has RBF contributed in improving the quality of care as well as the quality of health services?