Providing technical assistance to a range of country-specific programs throughout Africa, varying from innovative pilots to large scale implementation. Programs are all in the field of system strengthening, with a focus on Performance or Results Based Financing and the use of data for decision making. From designing and setting up new programs, and building capacity (through trainings, workshops and presentations at relevant fora), to reviewing and revising existing interventions. Strengthening programs through continuous analysis of operational data, as well as through rigorous contextualization and enhancing local governance (see publication below). I have experience in a range of African countries, in varying roles and responsibilities, and for multiple international donors (including World Bank, EU, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DFID). In Zimbabwe and Liberia, I provide technical assistance to PBF programs funded by the World Bank. Conducting operational data analysis, I generate crucial input for regular revisions of the package of incentivized health services. In Ethiopia, I have been working closely on showcasing the effectiveness of PBF since 2016. Thanks to a successful pilot project, we generated interest at the highest government levels and are now scaling up PBF. Other countries of experience include Sierra Leone, DRC, Central African Republic and Uganda.

In this position, I was responsible for the financial supervision of Cordaids healthcare portfolio in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Uganda. I closely monitored project implementation by our local partners, in the field of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Health System Strengthening (HSS). I provided financial and technical assistance to Performance Based Financing pilots in Uganda and Sierra Leone, with a specific focus on operational data analysis. From the Uganda pilot, we learned that price elasticity for out-patient consultations was low, if not non-existent (see publication below). Activities in Sierra Leone during this period were strongly related to containing the ebola outbreak and helping to reconstruct the understaffed and underfinanced health system.