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1di Waithaka, Dennis, Gilson, Lucy, Barasa, Edwine, Tsofa, Benjamin, Orgill, Marsha“...This study investigates how and why political and bureaucratic actors at the local level in Kilifi county influenced the extent to which PBF was politically prioritised at the sub-national level. ...”
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2di Munywoki, Joshua, Kagwanja, Nancy, Chuma, Jane, Nzinga, Jacinta, Barasa, Edwine, Tsofa, Benjamin“...The county had two forms of HRH recruitment: one led by the County Public Services Board as outlined by policy and guidelines and a parallel, politically-driven recruitment done directly by the County Department of Health. ...”
Pubblicazione 2020
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3di Barasa, Edwine, Nyawira, Lizah, Musiega, Anita, Kairu, Angela, Orangi, Stacey, Tsofa, Benjamin“...We find that the factors that affect public health facility autonomy are not only structural, but also procedural, and political and interact in complex ways. These factors include; the public finance management (PFM) laws, sense-making by actors in the health system, political interests in control over resources, subnational level PFM capacity, PFM implementation bottlenecks and broader operational autonomy. ...”
Pubblicazione 2022
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4“...While HBPAP used explicit and evidence-based priority-setting criteria, challenges included lack of primary data and local cost-effectiveness threshold, weak health information systems, short timelines and political interference. While a wide range of stakeholders were engaged, this was limited by short timelines and inadequate financial resources. ...”
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5di Nyawira, Lizah, Mbau, Rahab, Jemutai, Julie, Musiega, Anita, Hanson, Kara, Molyneux, Sassy, Normand, Charles, Tsofa, Benjamin, Maina, Isabela, Mulwa, Andrew, Barasa, Edwine“...The stakeholders identified public finance management, human resources for health, political interests, corruption, management capacity, and poor coordination as factors that influence the efficiency of county health systems. ...”
Pubblicazione 2021
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6di Pratt, Bridget, Wild, Verina, Barasa, Edwine, Kamuya, Dorcas, Gilson, Lucy, Hendl, Tereza, Molyneux, Sassy“...Drawing on the rich justice literature from political philosophy and public health ethics, we propose a set of essential justice considerations to uphold this principle. ...”
Pubblicazione 2020
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7di Molyneux, Sassy, Tsofa, Benjamin, Barasa, Edwine, Nyikuri, Mary Muyoka, Waweru, Evelyn Wanjiku, Goodman, Catherine, Gilson, Lucy“...Many of these essential relational elements of ethical practice, and of producing quality data, are given stronger emphasis in social science research ethics than in epidemiological, clinical or biomedical research ethics, and are particularly relevant where health systems are understood as social and political constructs. We conclude with practical and research implications....”
Pubblicazione 2016
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8di Kagwanja, Nancy, Waithaka, Dennis, Nzinga, Jacinta, Tsofa, Benjamin, Boga, Mwanamvua, Leli, Hassan, Mataza, Christine, Gilson, Lucy, Molyneux, Sassy, Barasa, Edwine“...Health managers reported a wide range of health system stressors related to resource scarcity, lack of clarity in roles and political interference, reduced autonomy and human resource management. ...”
Pubblicazione 2020
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9di Tsofa, Benjamin, Musotsi, Protus, Kagwanja, Nancy, Waithaka, Dennis, Molyneux, Sassy, Barasa, Edwine, Maina, Thomas, Chuma, Jane“...Its challenges included lack of clear tools and guidelines to support implementation, low capacity at county level, political interference and the organisation of the public sector electronic financial management system around line item budgeting system. ...”
Pubblicazione 2021
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10di McCollum, Rosalind, Theobald, Sally, Otiso, Lilian, Martineau, Tim, Karuga, Robinson, Barasa, Edwine, Molyneux, Sassy, Taegtmeyer, Miriam“...The rapidity of the process, however, combined with limited technical capacity and guidance has meant that decision-making and prioritization have been captured and distorted for political and power interests. Less visible community health services that focus on health promotion, disease prevention and referral have been neglected within the prioritization process in favour of more tangible curative health services. ...”
Pubblicazione 2018
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11di Kumar, Meghan Bruce, Taegtmeyer, Miriam, Madan, Jason, Ndima, Sozinho, Chikaphupha, Kingsley, Kea, Aschenaki, Barasa, Edwine“...Elected officials also face political challenges to disinvestment as well as structural obstacles to evidence use, including the outsized influence of donor priorities. ...”
Pubblicazione 2020
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12di Kairu, Angela, Orangi, Stacey, Mbuthia, Boniface, Ondera, Joanne, Ravishankar, Nirmala, Barasa, Edwine“...CONCLUSION: The national and county government should consider improving health facility financing in Kenya by 1) standardizing budgeting and planning processes, 2) transitioning public facility financing away from a reliance on user fees and donor funding 3) reforming public finance management laws and carry out political engagement to facilitate direct facility financing and financial autonomy of public hospitals, and 4) assess health facility resource needs to guide appropriate levels resource allocation. ...”
Pubblicazione 2021
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13di Mbau, Rahab, Musiega, Anita, Nyawira, Lizah, Tsofa, Benjamin, Mulwa, Andrew, Molyneux, Sassy, Maina, Isabel, Jemutai, Julie, Normand, Charles, Hanson, Kara, Barasa, Edwine“...Factors that were found to affect health system efficiency include demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population, macro-economic characteristics of the national and sub-national regions, population health and wellbeing, the governance and political characteristics of these regions, and health system characteristics. ...”
Pubblicazione 2022
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