Using Evidence to Inform Scale-Up: Insights from an RBF Pre-Pilot Project in Zambia

Results-based approaches are increasing being used in developing countries to strengthen health systems and to improve health service delivery. Zambia is currently implementing an RBF project designed to catalyze the country’s efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in ten pilot districts through supply-side interventions. Before the pilot phase, a pre-pilot was implemented over a period of 18 months in Katete District to improve the operational design of the pilot. We present the findings from Katete pre-pilot and the implication of the results on policy and planning.