Devolution and its effects on health workforce and commodities management – early implementation experiences in Kilifi County, Kenya

Bibliographic Data

ID15395448
AuthorsBenjamin Tsofa (0000-0003-1000-1771, University of London, corresponding author), Carl Goodman (0000-0002-2241-3485, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Lucy Gilson (0000-0002-2775-7703, University of Cape Town), Sassy Molyneux (0000-0001-9522-416X, Kenya Medical Research Institute)
Year2017
Volume16
Issue1
Pages169-169
Publication date2017-09-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal for Equity in Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1475-9276 • E-ISSN: 1475-9276
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12939-017-0663-2
PMID28911328
OpenAlexW2754125910
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited31

The devolved government system in Kenya has significantly increased county level decision-space for HRH and EMMS management functions. However, harnessing the full potential benefits of this increased autonomy requires targeted interventions to clarify the roles and responsibilities of different actors at all levels of the new system, and to build capacity of the counties to undertake certain specific HRH and EMMS management tasks. Capacity considerations should always be central when designing health sector decentralisation policies

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