Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space
The health system in Kenya is currently going through a major transition with the implementation of the new constitution. The responsibility to deliver essential health services has been devolved to the 47 counties while the national government is...
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE RESOURCES ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BIRTH ATTENDANTS BURDEN OF DISEASE CAESAREAN SECTION CANCER CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CLINICAL STAFF CLINICS COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DIABETES DIARRHEA DIARRHOEA DISASTERS DISEASES DISPENSARIES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EFFECTIVE USE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE FRACTURES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CENTRES HEALTH COMMITTEES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH TARGETS HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HEALTHCARE SERVICES HIV HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL WARDS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES HYGIENE HYPERTENSION INJURIES INPATIENT ADMISSIONS INPATIENT CARE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTESTINAL WORMS JA LIFE EXPECTANCY MALARIA MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MOBILE CLINICS MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NURSES NURSING OUTPATIENT CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENTS PERSONAL HEALTH PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM SHOPS SLUMS STD TB TEACHING HOSPITALS TROPICAL MEDICINE VISITS WASTE WORKERS WOUNDS |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE RESOURCES ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BIRTH ATTENDANTS BURDEN OF DISEASE CAESAREAN SECTION CANCER CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CLINICAL STAFF CLINICS COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DIABETES DIARRHEA DIARRHOEA DISASTERS DISEASES DISPENSARIES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EFFECTIVE USE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE FRACTURES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CENTRES HEALTH COMMITTEES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH TARGETS HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HEALTHCARE SERVICES HIV HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL WARDS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES HYGIENE HYPERTENSION INJURIES INPATIENT ADMISSIONS INPATIENT CARE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTESTINAL WORMS JA LIFE EXPECTANCY MALARIA MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MOBILE CLINICS MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NURSES NURSING OUTPATIENT CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENTS PERSONAL HEALTH PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM SHOPS SLUMS STD TB TEACHING HOSPITALS TROPICAL MEDICINE VISITS WASTE WORKERS WOUNDS Kioko, Urbanus M. Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space |
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The health system in Kenya is currently
going through a major transition with the implementation of
the new constitution. The responsibility to deliver
essential health services has been devolved to the 47
counties while the national government is responsible for
policy making and operating the national referral hospitals.
The government is giving a high priority to the health
sector and has waived user fees at primary health facilities
and introduced free maternity care at all public health
facilities to increase access to essential health services.
The government is also committed to achieving universal
health coverage. While these are notable measures, the
challenge is to ensure that there are adequate resources
available to meet these commitments. More importantly,
given that the available public health sector resources are
limited, it is necessary to ensure that they are optimally
used for providing health services to the greatest number of
people possible ensuring better value for money.
Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health has limited
information on the operational efficiency of the health
system at different levels of care. The overarching
objective of this study is to assess the efficiency in the
public health sector. Specifically the study: i) estimated
the technical efficiency of samples of dispensaries, health
centres and hospitals in urban and rural counties; ii)
reviewed critically the ongoing pilots on performance based
financing and output based aid to highlight potential
efficiency gains and policy options for national scale-up.
The study applied the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)
approach to analyse technical efficiency of randomly
selected sample of twenty four district hospitals, two
hundred and ninety five health centres and thirty-eight
dispensaries using output and input data for FY 2012. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Kioko, Urbanus M. |
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Kioko, Urbanus M. |
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Kioko, Urbanus M. |
| title |
Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space |
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Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space |
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Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space |
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Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space |
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Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space |
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health sector efficiency in kenya : implications for fiscal space |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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okr-10986-208062021-04-23T14:03:59Z Health Sector Efficiency in Kenya : Implications for Fiscal Space Kioko, Urbanus M. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE RESOURCES ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ANTENATAL CARE BEDS BIRTH ATTENDANTS BURDEN OF DISEASE CAESAREAN SECTION CANCER CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CLINICAL STAFF CLINICS COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DESCRIPTION DIABETES DIARRHEA DIARRHOEA DISASTERS DISEASES DISPENSARIES DISTRICTS DOCTORS EFFECTIVE USE EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FEMALE FRACTURES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE FACILITIES HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS HEALTH CENTRES HEALTH COMMITTEES HEALTH COVERAGE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH INFORMATION HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH ORGANIZATION HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STRATEGY HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH TARGETS HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HEALTHCARE SERVICES HIV HOSPITAL CARE HOSPITAL WARDS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES HYGIENE HYPERTENSION INJURIES INPATIENT ADMISSIONS INPATIENT CARE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTEGRATION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTESTINAL WORMS JA LIFE EXPECTANCY MALARIA MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEDICAL SUPPLIES MEDICINES MOBILE CLINICS MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE EFFECTS NURSES NURSING OUTPATIENT CARE OUTPATIENT SERVICES PATIENT PATIENTS PERSONAL HEALTH PNEUMONIA PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY CARE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HOSPITALS QUALITY OF CARE QUALITY OF HEALTH QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RESPIRATORY SYSTEM SHOPS SLUMS STD TB TEACHING HOSPITALS TROPICAL MEDICINE VISITS WASTE WORKERS WOUNDS The health system in Kenya is currently going through a major transition with the implementation of the new constitution. The responsibility to deliver essential health services has been devolved to the 47 counties while the national government is responsible for policy making and operating the national referral hospitals. The government is giving a high priority to the health sector and has waived user fees at primary health facilities and introduced free maternity care at all public health facilities to increase access to essential health services. The government is also committed to achieving universal health coverage. While these are notable measures, the challenge is to ensure that there are adequate resources available to meet these commitments. More importantly, given that the available public health sector resources are limited, it is necessary to ensure that they are optimally used for providing health services to the greatest number of people possible ensuring better value for money. Unfortunately, the Ministry of Health has limited information on the operational efficiency of the health system at different levels of care. The overarching objective of this study is to assess the efficiency in the public health sector. Specifically the study: i) estimated the technical efficiency of samples of dispensaries, health centres and hospitals in urban and rural counties; ii) reviewed critically the ongoing pilots on performance based financing and output based aid to highlight potential efficiency gains and policy options for national scale-up. The study applied the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach to analyse technical efficiency of randomly selected sample of twenty four district hospitals, two hundred and ninety five health centres and thirty-eight dispensaries using output and input data for FY 2012. 2014-12-18T21:18:25Z 2014-12-18T21:18:25Z 2013-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/20330673/health-sector-efficiency-kenya-implications-fiscal-space http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20806 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Kenya |