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Is Decentralization Friend or Foe to Agile Public Financial Management in Health?
Report that explores how decentralization has shaped public financial management processes in the health sector
June 2022
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A Balancing Act: Health Financing in Devolved Settings
Report that examines how devolution influences health financing arrangements
June 2022
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How decentralization has shaped health financing arrangements and PFM practices in the health sector in Kenya
Case study that details health financing and health-related public financial management process in Kenya, which transitioned to a devolved system of government in 2013
April 2022
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Examining the Implementation of the Linda Mama Free Maternity Program in Kenya
Brief that examines the implementation of the Linda Mama program
December 2021
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A Review of the Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care Project in Kilifi County
Brief that summarizes findings from a review of the Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care project, which is funded in part by the Global Financing Facility, in Kilifi County
December 2021
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Examining Health Facility Financing in Kenya in the Context of Devolution
Study jointly produced by ThinkWell and KEMRI Wellcome Trust that examines how public health facilities in Kenya are financed in the context of devolution
October 2021
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Examining the Implementation of the Linda Mama Free Maternity Program in Kenya
Article that examines the implementation of the Linda Mama program
July 2021
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Impact of free maternity policies in Kenya: an interrupted time-series analysis
Article exploring the impact of the free maternity policies in Kenya
May 2021
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Kenya MNCH Factsheet
May 2021
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Kenya Health Purchasing Factsheet
May 2021
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Newsletter (2020 – October to December)
Closing out 2020 with optimism
December 2020
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A Review of the Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care Project in Makueni County
Brief that summarizes findings from a review of the Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care project, which is funded in part by the Global Financing Facility, in Makueni County
December 2020
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The Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care Project in Kenya: A Review
Brief providing an overview of the Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care project supported by the Global Financing Facility, with a focus on performance-based
December 2020
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Newsletter (2020 – July to September)
Capturing learnings from the COVID-19 response and leveraging purchasing to improve health outcomes
September 2020
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Country Factsheet: Kenya 2020
Factsheet that visualizes key indicators influencing strategic purchasing for primary health care in Kenya
September 2020
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A Review of Afya Care – the Universal Health Coverage Pilot – in Isiolo County
Brief documenting Isiolo’s experience with Afya Care, the Universal Health Coverage pilot
September 2020
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ThinkWell’s Short-Term Technical Assistance to the Council of Governors’ Covid-19 Secretariat in Kenya
This report summarizes ThinkWell's short-term technical assistance to Kenya's Covid-19 Secretariat and makes recommendations for the country's ongoing Covid-19 response.
July 2020
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County Perspectives on Kenya’s Family Planning Program
Brief providing an overview of the family planning situation in Isiolo, Kilifi, and Makueni counties
July 2020
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Covid-19 strategies and updates: Kenya
Presentation on how our team is responding to Covid-19
December 2020
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A Review of EduAfya
Brief on the government health insurance scheme for public secondary school students with an assessment of beneficiary use of reproductive health services
March 2020
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Purchasing Reforms and Tracking Health Resources, Kenya
Article exploring whether health resource tracking tools generate the type of information needed to inform strategic purchasing reforms, using Kenya as an example
February 2020
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Improving Facility Implementation of Linda Mama in Makueni County
Brief providing an overview of Linda Mama implementation in Makueni county with recommendations on how to improve uptake of the scheme in public sector facilities
February 2020
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A Review of Makueni Care
Brief on the health financing scheme launched by Makueni county with recommendations on how to reform the scheme to strengthen delivery of primary health care services and align it with other purchasing schemes
October 2019
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Purchasing at the County Level in Kenya
Report synthesizing findings from a landscaping exercise to understand how county governments allocate and manage resources for primary health care service delivery in public facilities
October 2019
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Kenya Strategic Purchasing Strategies and Emerging Results
Presentation on Kenya’s health system and how the SP4PHC project takes an evidence-driven approach to increase access to and quality of care
April 2022
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Overview of the SP4PHC Project in Kenya
One pager describing the SP4PHC project aims and strategies in Kenya
April 2022
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SP4PHC aims to improve how governments purchase primary health care services, with a focus on family planning and maternal, newborn, and child health. SP4PHC is supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.