Tag Archives: Kenya

Vouchers for Health: Increasing Utilization of Facility-based Family Planning and Safe Motherhood Services in Kenya

Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Health Finance, Health Insurance (CBHI, SHI), Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Case Study Authors: Ben Bellows, Matthew Hamilton, and Francis Kundu Published: 5/24/2010 Resource Description: This case study describes a Kenyan demand- and supply- side pay-for performance (P4P) scheme that uses vouchers as a means to reduce maternal and child mortality. Subsidized vouchers are targeted to poor women, enabling increased access to a range of safe motherhood and family planning services. […]

National Health Accounts and Public Expenditure Reviews: Redundant or Complementary Tools?

Health Systems 20/20 Project, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA)

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Hailu Zelelew and Susna De Published: 1/1/2009 Resource Description: In the late 1980s and 1990s, poor health outcomes in sub-Saharan African countries were critical issues in discussions at global and regional forums. A common belief was that poor health outcomes in these countries were due partly to inadequate financing of social sectors and social protection-related services. However, what was not known was: […]

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