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The Policy Process of Removing user fees in health services in low-income countries: a framework for a multi country review . How to remove user fees. David Hercot, Bruno Meessen, Valery Ridde & Lucy Gilson. Rationale for the review Methodology for the review
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The Policy Process of Removing user fees in health services in low-income countries: a framework for a multi country review How to remove user fees David Hercot, Bruno Meessen, Valery Ridde & Lucy Gilson
Rationale for the review Methodology for the review The Five Elements of The Framework Discussion Outline
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Methodology for the Review • Good Practice Hypothesis a well-documented and assessed practice that provide evidence of success/impact and which are valuable for replication, scaling up and further study
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Process: Preliminary situation analysis • 1. Thorough Situation Analysis
Process: Priority Setting • 2. Clear Policy Objectives • 3. Vision, ownership and leadership
Process: Option Appraisal • 4. Use of International and National Scientific evidence • 5. Considering different policy options • 6. Thorough assessment of the option • 7. Early identification of accompanying measures • 8. Preferences of key stakeholders met • Involve Stakeholders when designing
Replace lost revenues: • increased salaries, • PHC funds, • special additional funds for drugs. • Revision of incurred costs Did Senegal consider the expected increase in utilisation?
Process: Programming • 9. Testing the reform • 10. Planning implementations steps • 11. Commitment on budgetary burden • 12. Clear and robust rules for transferring resources
In both countries, No assessment of first stage before phase 2
Process: Implementation • 13. Technical leadership • 14. Coordination unit • 15. Capacity building • 16. Communication strategies • 17. Actors abide by the new rules
An existing task force took the responsibility to follow up implementation issues The coordination unit did not produce procedure manual nor policy paper in 6 months
Process:Monitoring and Evaluation • 18. Monitoring and Evaluation • Indicators: • utilization rate, the disbursement rate, drugs stock out, • Longer term evaluation • patient satisfaction, financial protection, quality of care,
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Content : Analyzing contracts • Government – users • Free Care • Government – Facilities • Access to resource and their use
Unintendedpositiveimpact Intended impact Unintendednegativeimpact process context content actors Five Elements of the Policy Process
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