The Kenya and Uganda OBA programs were both financed by the German KfW Development Bank and launched in mid-2006.  Recently a film was made about the Kenyan “voucher babies” highlighting one expectant mother in the Kenya program. Nov 12 update:  I wanted to post this newsletter (KenPop vol 2 issue 3, 1.9MB PDF) with more [...]

The following report (“VSHD, 2007, Assessment of OBA Clinic Utilization”) is an evaluation of the OBA program’s first year impact on utilization at participating clinics (July 2006 to June 2007). The study, led by Berkeley graduate students Richard Lowe and Ben Bellows, was undertaken June to August 2007 and required an extensive review of thousands [...]

Each month the OBA STI Voucher team compiled a report on the “vital statistics” of the voucher program including voucher sales, provider reimbursements amounts, and claims received for patients seen. In addition, there were several reports from Mbarara University medical advisors on providers’ laboratory performance. OBA STI Voucher Project Report July 2006 (MS Word, 1300kb) [...]

Attached is the November 2007 report (MS word, 245kb) on the output-based aid project for STI treatment. Highlights are listed on the first page and include the following: 970 patients seen in November for a project cumulative total of 17 000 patients seen, 931 000 Uganda shillings (US$547) generated in income to private healthcare providers [...]