Several Papers selected for the 2023 Duke Global Working Paper Series were written by members of the Duke Global Health Institute in collaboration with international partners. These papers were focused on analyzing national efforts towards strategic purchasing of health services in sub-Saharan Africa. The reports are part of a larger study on “Lessons on key health service purchasing reforms” funded by the World Health Organization.

Can Strategic Purchasing of Health Services Be Better Coordinated? Experiences of Five Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 54. Number of pages: 30. Posted 19 May 2023. Working Paper Series. Ipchita Bharali, Gavin Yamey, Wenhui Mao, Angela Kairu, Yewande Kofoworola Ogundeji, Serigne Diouf, Joseph Kamara, Promise Aseh. Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) – Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, National Agency for Universal Health Insurance (ANACMU), National Social Security & Insurance Trust (NASSIT) and Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC).
Lessons on Key Health Service Purchasing Reforms in Nigeria. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 53. Number of pages: 102. Posted 03 Apr 2023. Working Paper SeriesYewande Kofoworola Ogundeji, Jeffrey Anyaegbu, Aishatu Fodio, Chinonyerem Egekwu, Paul Ongboche, Kelechi Ohiri, Wenhui Mao, Gavin Yamey, Ipchita Bharali. Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Duke Global Health Institute and Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute.
Strategic Purchasing of Health Services in Sierra Leone. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 52. Number of pages: 46. Posted 03 Apr 2023. Working Paper Series. Joseph Kamara, Wenhui Mao, Ipchita Bharali, Gavin Yamey. National Social Security & Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Global Health Institute.
Lessons on Strategic Purchasing of Health Services in Kenya. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 51. Number of pages: 55. Posted 03 Apr 2023. Working Paper Series. Angela Kairu, Stephen Mulupi, Wenhui Mao, Ipchita Bharali, Gilbert Kokwaro, Kaci Kennedy McDade, Gavin Yamey. Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) – Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine – Department of International Public Health, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Strathmore University Business School, Center for Policy Impact in Global Health, Duke University and Duke Global Health Institute.
Strategic Purchasing of Health Services in Senegal. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 50. Number of pages: 112. Posted 03 Apr 2023. Working Paper Series. Adja Thiané Guéye Diaw, Serigne Diouf, Gavin Yamey, Ipchita Bharali, Wenhui Mao. Ministry of Health and Social Action, National Agency for Universal Health Insurance (ANACMU), Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute and Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute.
Lessons on Strategic Purchasing Reforms in Cameroon. Duke Global Working Paper Series No. 49. Number of pages: 53. Posted 03 Apr 2023. Working Paper Series. Promise Aseh, Wenhui Mao, Ipchita Bharali, Gavin Yamey. Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC), Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University – Duke Global Health Institute and Duke Global Health Institute.