Realist Evaluation : some thoughts about the theoretical foundations
A presentation of Valéry Ridde, Emilie Robert and Anthony Lacouture realised for the WHO meeting about realist evaluation of national strategic planning and policy process.
Development of a tool for planning and evaluating action research on health in Burkina Faso
Research Note of Bony AKA Roger Sylvestre, Ludovic QUEUILLE, Fatimata PILABRE, Noufou ZIDWEMBA and Valery RIDDE on developing a tool for planning and evaluating an action research on health in Burkina Faso.
The authors thank the health authorities of the regional directorate of health Sahel – Burkina Faso, and all stakeholders who took part in this action research (list below).
List of stakeholders:
Suggested citation:
Aka, B. R. S., Queuille, L., Pilabre, F., Zidwemba, N., & Ridde, V. (2015, May). Development of a tool for planning and evaluating action research on health in Burkina Faso. IRSPUM / HELP / ECHO. Download
Poster: Evaluating the Evidence on the Efficiency of Performance-Based Financing in Lower Income Countries
Poster presented at the Canadian Evaluation Society (CES) 2015 National Conference and realised by Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay, Jessica Spagnolo, Manuela De Allegri & Valéry Ridde.
What is Performance Based-Financing (PBF) ? It is a conditional payment made to healthcare providers after predefined performance results have been attained and verified. Financial incentives are expected to motivate providers to improve healthcare services. There is a rapid expansion of PBF in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve health care services.
Does PBF increase efficiency ? Some stakeholders argue that PBF in LMICs can increase efficiency. We consider PBF to be efficient when improved care quality is achieved with equal or lower costs, or when the same quality of care is achieved using less financial resources. It is urgent to determine if this is supported by empirical evidence.
Objective: to identify and analyze the evidence regarding the efficiency of PBF in LMICs.
Recommanded citation:
Turcotte-Tremblay, A.-M., Spagnolo, J., De Allegri, M., & Ridde, V. (2015, May). Evaluating the Evidence on the Efficiency of Performance-Based Financing in Lower Income Countries. 36th Evaluation Conference of the Canadian Society for Evaluation. Download
Health policy and contradictions. Free care in Burkina Faso , Mali, and Niger
Featured Book release: CIHR-IPPH Applied Public Health Chair holder, Valéry Ridde
By: Valéry Ridde, Associate Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Montreal
Une politique de santé et ses contradictions. La gratuité des soins au Burkina Faso, au Mali, et au Niger (only in French) (more…)
Utilization of community health workers for malaria treatment : results from a three-year panel study in the districts of Kaya and Zorgho, Burkina Faso
An article of Thomas Druetz, Valéry Ridde, Seni Kouanda, Antarou Ly, Souleymane Diabaté and Slim Haddad published in Malaria Journal on february 13, 2015.
Abstract:
Background: Malaria is holo-endemic in Burkina Faso and causes approximately 40,000 deaths every year. In 2010, health authorities scaled up community case management of malaria with artemisinin-based combination therapy. Previous trials and pilot project evaluations have shown that this strategy may be feasible, acceptable, and effective under controlled implementation conditions. However, little is known about its effectiveness or feasibility/acceptability under real-world conditions of implementation at national scale. (more…)
Financing and access to health care in West Africa: empirical data, cartoons and received ideas
The flipbook is here !
The project Access to healthcare for vulnerable groups in West Africa with the Help NGO produces extensions publications in order to make research results and knowledge more accessible.
“Having worked for the past 10 years on producing and applying scientific knowledge about healthcare access and financing in West Africa, we’d like to share a few observations that may sometimes be surprising, by experimenting with using satirical cartoons as a knowledge sharing tool.”
Ludovic Queuille & Valéry Ridde
Drawings in open access by Damien Glez. Enjoy… and shar it !