Improving Universal Primary Health Care by Kenya : A Case Study of the Health Sector Services Fund

dc.creatorRamana, Gandham NV
dc.creatorChepkoech, Rose
dc.creatorWalelign, Netsanet
dc.date2013-05-02T20:45:25Z
dc.date2013-05-02T20:45:25Z
dc.date2013-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:57:49Z
dc.descriptionThis case study describes the Government of Kenya's initiative to expand the supply of health care and strengthen primary health care through implementation of the Health Sector Services Fund (HSSF), which provides direct cash transfers to primary health facilities. This initiative, launched in 2010, is a direct response to challenges identified by the Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys in making funds for operation and maintenance available to the health facilities, and builds on lessons from initiatives supported by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) in the Coastal Region.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.formattext/plain
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13291
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/13291
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413572
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington DC
dc.relationUNICO Studies Series;No. 5
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectaccess to services
dc.subjectaccountability mechanisms
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectAdult mortality
dc.subjectAdult mortality rate
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectbirth attendants
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.subjectbudget allocation
dc.subjectcapacity building
dc.subjectchild health
dc.subjectchild health services
dc.subjectcitizen
dc.subjectcitizens
dc.subjectClinical Quality
dc.subjectclinics
dc.subjectCommunicable diseases
dc.subjectCommunity Health
dc.subjectcommunity participation
dc.subjectcost sharing
dc.subjectcounseling
dc.subjectCounselling
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subjectdelivery of health services
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectdisadvantaged groups
dc.subjectDispensaries
dc.subjectEarly childhood
dc.subjecteconomic growth
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjectequitable distribution of resources
dc.subjectessential drugs
dc.subjectessential health services
dc.subjectessential medicines
dc.subjectexpenditures
dc.subjectFamily planning
dc.subjectFamily planning services
dc.subjectfinancial constraints
dc.subjectFinancial Management
dc.subjectfinancial resources
dc.subjectfinancial risks
dc.subjectGeneral Health System
dc.subjecthealth care coverage
dc.subjecthealth care expenditure
dc.subjecthealth care facilities
dc.subjecthealth care financing
dc.subjectHealth care providers
dc.subjecthealth care services
dc.subjecthealth care system
dc.subjectHealth Centers
dc.subjecthealth clinics
dc.subjectHealth Coverage
dc.subjecthealth data
dc.subjectHealth Expenditure
dc.subjectHealth Expenditure per capita
dc.subjecthealth expenditures
dc.subjectHealth Extension
dc.subjectHealth Facilities
dc.subjectHealth Financing
dc.subjectHealth information
dc.subjectHealth information systems
dc.subjecthealth maintenance
dc.subjecthealth maintenance organizations
dc.subjectHealth Management
dc.subjecthealth needs
dc.subjecthealth outcomes
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjecthealth professionals
dc.subjecthealth programs
dc.subjectHealth Results
dc.subjectHealth Sector
dc.subjecthealth service
dc.subjecthealth service delivery
dc.subjecthealth service providers
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjecthealth spending
dc.subjecthealth status
dc.subjectHealth System
dc.subjecthealth systems
dc.subjecthealth systems strengthening
dc.subjectHealth Workers
dc.subjecthealthcare services
dc.subjectHealthy lifestyles
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS
dc.subjectHospital
dc.subjectHospital beds
dc.subjecthospitals
dc.subjecthuman resources
dc.subjecthuman resources management
dc.subjectHygiene
dc.subjectill health
dc.subjectImmigration
dc.subjectImmunization
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectincome countries
dc.subjectinequities
dc.subjectInfant mortality
dc.subjectInfant mortality rate
dc.subjectInformation System
dc.subjectinpatient care
dc.subjectInsurance
dc.subjectinsurance companies
dc.subjectintegrated management of childhood illnesses
dc.subjectintegration
dc.subjectiron
dc.subjectisolation
dc.subjectLife expectancy
dc.subjectLife expectancy at birth
dc.subjectlocal communities
dc.subjectlocal community
dc.subjectLow Income
dc.subjectMalaria
dc.subjectmanagement of health
dc.subjectmedical examinations
dc.subjectMedical Research
dc.subjectMedical Services
dc.subjectMedical Supplies
dc.subjectmedicines
dc.subjectministries of health
dc.subjectMinistry of Health
dc.subjectmorbidity
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectMother
dc.subjectNational Health
dc.subjectNational Health Insurance
dc.subjectNational Health Insurance Fund
dc.subjectnational level
dc.subjectnational levels
dc.subjectnational priority
dc.subjectnewborn
dc.subjectnongovernmental organizations
dc.subjectnumber of people
dc.subjectnurses
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectparticipation of communities
dc.subjectPhysician
dc.subjectPhysicians
dc.subjectpilot projects
dc.subjectPolicy framework
dc.subjectpolicy response
dc.subjectPoor Health
dc.subjectpopulation density
dc.subjectPostnatal care
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectpregnant women
dc.subjectprenatal care
dc.subjectpreventive health services
dc.subjectPreventive Treatment
dc.subjectprimary care
dc.subjectPrimary Health Care
dc.subjectprimary health care facilities
dc.subjectprimary health facilities
dc.subjectprimary health services
dc.subjectprimary school
dc.subjectPrivate health insurance
dc.subjectprivate insurance
dc.subjectPrivate Pharmacies
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectProgress
dc.subjectproviders of health services
dc.subjectprovision of care
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Services
dc.subjectpublic health system
dc.subjectPublic Hospitals
dc.subjectpublic sector
dc.subjectPublic Service
dc.subjectpublic services
dc.subjectquality care
dc.subjectquality of care
dc.subjectquality of health
dc.subjectquality of services
dc.subjectquality services
dc.subjectrecreation
dc.subjectrehabilitation
dc.subjectReproductive Health
dc.subjectreproductive health programs
dc.subjectresearch institutions
dc.subjectresource allocation
dc.subjectresource allocations
dc.subjectrural areas
dc.subjectSanitation
dc.subjectschool health
dc.subjectscreening
dc.subjectservice delivery points
dc.subjectservice provider
dc.subjectservice provision
dc.subjectservices for children
dc.subjectsexually transmitted infections
dc.subjectskilled attendants
dc.subjectskilled birth attendants
dc.subjectSpillover
dc.subjectSubstance abuse
dc.subjectsupply of health care
dc.subjectTetanus
dc.subjecttraditional healers
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjectuniversal access
dc.subjectuse of resources
dc.subjectuser fees
dc.subjectvaccination
dc.subjectVaccines
dc.subjectviolence
dc.subjectwork environment
dc.subjectWorkers
dc.titleImproving Universal Primary Health Care by Kenya : A Case Study of the Health Sector Services Fund

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