Public Financial Management as an Enabler for Health Financing Reform: Evidence from Free Health Care Policies Implemented in Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Niger

• Main Authors: Hélène Barroy (Author), Joseph Kutzin (Author), Seydou Coulibaly (Author), Alexis Bigeard (Author), S Pierre Yaméogo (Author), Jean-François Caremel (Author), Catherine Korachais (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AbstractIn Burkina Faso, Burundi and Niger, the policy to remove user fees for primary care was carried out through significant adjustments in public financial management (PFM). The paper analyzes the PFM adjustments by stage of the budget cycle and describes their importance for health financing. T...