Publications

We have led and co-authored a number of peer reviewed journal articles, blogs, policy
briefs and reports. You can access a full-pdf by clicking on each article.

Publications

Understanding causal pathways within health systems policy evaluation through mediation analysis: an application to payment for performance (P4P) in Tanzania. Implement Sci 2017, 12(1):10.

Anselmi L, Binyaruka P, Borghi J

Pay-for-performance reduces bypassing of health facilities: Evidence from Tanzania. Soc Sci Med 2021, 268:113551.

Bezu S, Binyaruka P, Mæstad O, Somville V

Understanding efficiency and the effect of pay-for-performance across health facilities in Tanzania. BMJ Global Health 2020, 5(5):e002326.

Binyaruka P, Anselmi L

Improving quality of care through payment for performance: examining effects on the availability and stock-out of essential medical commodities in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health 2017, 22(1):92-102.

Binyaruka P, Borghi J

Does payment for performance increase performance inequalities across health providers? A case study of Tanzania. Health Policy Plan 2018.

Binyaruka P, Robberstad B, Torsvik G, Borghi J

Patterns and correlates of solid waste disposal practices in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2015, 9(6):545-556.

Binyaruka PJ

In Tanzania, the many costs of pay-for-performance leave open to debate whether the strategy is cost-effective. Health Aff (Millwood) 2015, 34(3):406-414.

Borghi J, Little R, Binyaruka P, Patouillard E, Kuwawenaruwa A

Mathematical modelling for health systems research: a systematic review of system dynamics and agent-based models. BMC Health Services Research 2019, 19(1):845.

Cassidy R, Singh NS, Schiratti P-R, Semwanga A, Binyaruka P, Sachingongu N, Chama-Chiliba CM, Chalabi Z, Borghi J, Blanchet K

Strengthening accountability for better health outcomes through understanding health-system bottlenecks: insights from Tanzania. In. SOAS University of London: SOAS University of London, Working Paper 008; 2018.

Mamdani M, Kweka H, Binyaruka P, Ramesh M, Kapologwe N, Hutchinson E, Balabanova D, Andreoni A

Patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Health Econ Rev 2020, 10(1):26.

Mori AT, Binyaruka P, Hangoma P, Robberstad B, Sandoy I

Validity of parental recalls to estimate vaccination coverage: evidence from Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res 2018, 18(1):440.

Binyaruka P, Borghi J

Evaluating performance-based financing in low-income and middle-income countries: the need to look beyond average effect. BMJ Glob Health 2020, 5(8).

Binyaruka P, Lohmann J, De Allegri M

Effect of Paying for Performance on Utilisation, Quality, and User Costs of Health Services in Tanzania: A Controlled Before and After Study. PLoS One 2015, 10(8):e0135013.

Binyaruka P, Patouillard E, Powell-Jackson T, Greco G, Maestad O, Borghi J

Who benefits from increased service utilisation? Examining the distributional effects of payment for performance in Tanzania. Int J Equity Health 2018, 17(1):14.

Binyaruka P, Robberstad B, Torsvik G, Borghi J

Protocol for the evaluation of a pay for performance programme in Pwani region in Tanzania: a controlled before and after study. Implement Sci 2013, 8:80.

Borghi J, Mayumana I, Mashasi I, Binyaruka P, Patouillard E, Njau I, Maestad O, Abdulla S, Mamdani M

Protocol for the evaluation of a free health insurance card scheme for poor pregnant women in Mbeya region in Tanzania: a controlled-before and after study. BMC Health Serv Res 2015, 15:258.

Borghi J, Ramsey K, Kuwawenaruwa A, Baraka J, Patouillard E, Bellows B, Binyaruka P, Manzi F

Implementation and effectiveness of free health insurance for the poor pregnant women in Tanzania: A mixed methods evaluation. Soc Sci Med 2019, 225:17-25.

Kuwawenaruwa A, Ramsey K, Binyaruka P, Baraka J, Manzi F, Borghi J

Performance-based financing in Tanzania: an evolving strategy

Binyaruka P

Improving quality of care through payment for performance in Tanzania

Binyaruka P

Unpacking the effects of payment for performance on service provision in Tanzania

Binyaruka P

Pay for performance: an analysis of the context of implementation in a pilot project in Tanzania. BMC Health Serv Res 2014, 14:392.

Olafsdottir AE, Mayumana I, Mashasi I, Njau I, Mamdani M, Patouillard E, Binyaruka P, Abdulla S, Borghi J