Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya

Private Health Sector Assessment in Kenya
Author: Jeff Barnes
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2010-06-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0821383639

This paper broadly examines the health sector in Kenya, by synthesizing an assessment of the health sector with an analysis of the market. After considering the legal and regulatory framework, the policy enforcement, the human resource capacity, and the financing of health systems, the paper makes recommendations for policy makers.

Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, Kenya 2023

Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, Kenya 2023
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2024-11-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 924009430X

This report summarizes the findings of the Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment, WHO’s standardized assessment of a country’s health financing policies, for Kenya. The report highlights both strengths and weaknesses in Kenya current health financing arrangements, assessed against the desirable attributes of a health financing system, based on global evidence. Based on the findings, the report suggests a number of policy adjustments to drive accelerated progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) in the country. Priorities for attention include addressing or mitigating the consequences of fragmentation, for example across the numerous health coverage schemes, making more effective use of data and information systems, and improving public financial management within the health sector. Given the context of devolved decision-making for a substantial part of overall government health spending, a realistic health reform implementation roadmap should suggest mechanisms to bring about greater overall coherence in the system, identifying those features which can be established nationally while recognizing the limits of what can be imposed centrally. The Health Financing Progress Matrix assessment provides guidance to policy-makers, building on international experience and evidence, whilst at the same time reflecting the unique features and context of the Kenyan health system.

Harmonized health facility assessment (HHFA): comprehensive guide

Harmonized health facility assessment (HHFA): comprehensive guide
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2023-01-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240060308

The Harmonized Health Facility Assessment (HHFA) is a comprehensive health facility survey that assesses that availability of health facility services and the capacity to provide these services at required standards of quality. The HHFA is accompanied by a set of tools, guidance documents and training materials. The HHFA Comprehensive guide serves as the main reference document for planning and implementing a country HHFA. This guide will promote understanding of: - What the HHFA is and the information it can and cannot provide. - The HHFA modules, questionnaires and CSPro electronic data collection tool. - The HHFA indicators, indices and their organization within the HHFA indicator inventory platform. - The HHFA data analysis platform. - The HHFA sampling and data collection methodologies. - The detailed steps involved in planning and implementing an HHFA. - Key concepts in review, interpretation and communication of HHFA findings. The HHFA Comprehensive guide is intended to help anyone involved in the detail of planning and implementing an HHFA and using HHFA data to strengthen country health services. This can include staff of the ministry of health (MoH), donor agencies and implementing partners, as well as academic institutions supporting the survey. The guidance will be of particular use to the multiparter country HHFA coordination group, the HHFA technical committee, the survey manager and the data analysts and report writers.

Harmonized health facility assessment (HHFA): quick guide

Harmonized health facility assessment (HHFA): quick guide
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher: World Health Organization
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2022-11-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9240060286

The Harmonized Health Facility Assessment (HHFA) is a comprehensive health facility survey that assesses that availability of health facility services and the capacity to provide these services at required standards of quality. The HHFA is accompanied by a set of tools, guidance documents and training materials. This short guide aims to provide a quick overview of the HHFA and its resource package. The Quick guide summarizes the technical, planning and implementation issues of the HHFA. It helps readers to gain a quick understanding of the main advantages, limitations and requirements of the HHFA. The HHFA Quick guide follows the structure of a companion reference document, the HHFA Comprehensive guide, to which it refers for details on technical issues and recommendations on how to conduct the assessment. The Quick guide targets senior officials of the ministry of health (MoH) and its partners, who are considering implementation of an HHFA in their country. The guide will also be useful as an introductory document for staff of the MoH, implementing partners and academic institutions who are involved in planning and implementing the HHFA and using its results.

Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Improving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Author: Lani Rice Marquez
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2020-05-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030431126

This open access book is a collection of 12 case studies capturing decades of experience improving health care and outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Each case study is written by healthcare managers and providers who have implemented health improvement projects using quality improvement methodology, with analysis from global health experts on the practical application of improvement methods. The book shows how frontline providers in health and social services can identify gaps in care, propose changes to address those gaps, and test the effectiveness of their changes in order to improve health processes and outcomes. The chapters feature cases that provide real-life examples of the challenges, solutions, and benefits of improving healthcare quality and clearly demonstrate for readers what quality improvement looks like in practice:Addressing Behavior Change in Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health with Quality Improvement and Collaborative Learning Methods in GuatemalaHaiti’s National HIV Quality Management Program and the Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record to Drive Improvement in Patient CareScaling Up a Quality Improvement Initiative: Lessons from Chamba District, IndiaPromoting Rational Use of Antibiotics in the Kyrgyz RepublicStrengthening Services for Most Vulnerable Children through Quality Improvement Approaches in a Community Setting: The Case of Bagamoyo District, TanzaniaImproving HIV Counselling and Testing in Tuberculosis Service Delivery in Ukraine: Profile of a Pilot Quality Improvement Team and Its Scale‐Up JourneyImproving Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Case Book will find an engaged audience among healthcare providers and administrators implementing and managing improvement projects at Ministries of Health in low- to middle-income countries. The book also aims to be a useful reference for government donor agencies, their implementing partners, and other high-level decision makers, and can be used as a course text in schools of public health, public policy, medicine, and development. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:This work was conducted under the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project, USAID Award No. AID-OAA-A-12-00101, which is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). DISCLAIMER:The contents of this book are the sole responsibility of the Editor(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. div=""^

Laboratory Quality Management System

Laboratory Quality Management System
Author: World Health Organization
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Laboratories
ISBN: 9789241548274

Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to engage in the International Health Regulations implementation process. Only sound management of quality in health laboratories will enable countries to produce test results that the international community will trust in cases of international emergency. This handbook was developed through collaboration between the WHO Lyon Office for National Epidemic Preparedness and Response, the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Laboratory Systems, and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). It is based on training sessions and modules provided by the CDC and WHO in more than 25 countries, and on guidelines for implementation of ISO 15189 in diagnostic laboratories, developed by CLSI. This handbook is intended to provide a comprehensive reference on Laboratory Quality Management System for all stakeholders in health laboratory processes, from management, to administration, to bench-work laboratorians. This handbook covers topics that are essential for quality management of a public health or clinical laboratory. They are based on both ISO 15189 and CLSI GP26-A3 documents. Each topic is discussed in a separate chapter. The chapters follow the framework developed by CLSI and are organized as the "12 Quality System Essentials".

International trade and recovery strategies in Kenya in the context of COVID-19

International trade and recovery strategies in Kenya in the context of COVID-19
Author: Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga
Publisher: AOSIS
Total Pages: 228
Release:
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1990982050

COVID-19 led to an economic downturn not only in Kenya but also in the rest of the world. It put these countries into a recession as a result of the measures taken by trading partners to prevent the spread of the virus. This meant that the Kenyan needed to come up with monetary and fiscal policies and strategies to maintain macroeconomic and fiscal stability, as well as accelerate the pace of economic growth by achieving resilience and sustainability of economic growth and development. This book uses both descriptive and econometric methodologies that can easily be understood by scholars, using quality data from credible sources such as the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Health, World Bank, World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. The book can be used as reference material for both post and undergraduate students interested in international trade. The policies and strategies proposed can be used by scholars in researching ways to deal with not only the current pandemic but also future pandemics.