03481oam 22006615 450 991078213570332120200520144314.00-8213-7537-710.1596/978-0-8213-7536-5(CKB)1000000000537668(EBL)459575(OCoLC)259459601(SSID)ssj0000088709(PQKBManifestationID)11111120(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000088709(PQKBWorkID)10089197(PQKB)11448869(MiAaPQ)EBC459575(Au-PeEL)EBL459575(CaPaEBR)ebr10237217(OCoLC)935270828(The World Bank)101467276(US-djbf)15202267(EXLCZ)99100000000053766820080228d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPerformance-based contracting for health services in developing countries : a toolkit /Benjamin LoevinsohnWashington, DC :World Bank,[2008]copyright 2008.xix, 202 pages ;23 cmHealth, nutrition, and population seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-7536-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index.Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Why and How to Use This Toolkit; Outline of the Toolkit; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; SECTION 1 Summary of the Toolkit; SECTION 2 What Is Performance-Based Contracting?; SECTION 3 How to Contract; SECTION 4 Checklist for Contracting; SECTION 5 Whether to Contract; APPENDIX A Example of a Contracting Plan (or Manual) Strengthening Primary Health Care Services in Country X; APPENDIX B World Bank Procurement Approach to Contracting for Health Services; APPENDIX C Description of Evaluated Contracting ExperiencesAPPENDIX D Terms of Reference for a Third-Party Evaluation of the Contracting Effort in Country XAPPENDIX E Terms of Reference Examples; References; IndexDespite the existence of effective interventions, there are many developing countries which are not on track to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for health. In many countries the delivery of health services is inadequate and one way of improving the situation is to contract with non-state providers. Contracting is a mechanism for a financing entity to procure a defined set of services from a non-state provider. Performance-based contracting is a type of contracting with: (a) a clear set of objectives and indicators; (b) systematic efforts to collect data to judge contractor perfWorld Bank e-Library.Medical careContracting outDeveloping countriesPerformance contractsDeveloping countriesPublic-private sector cooperationDeveloping countriesMedical careContracting outPerformance contractsPublic-private sector cooperation362.1068/4Loevinsohn Benjamin1462927World Bank.DNLM/DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910782135703321Performance-based contracting for health services in developing countries3672084UNINA