Alex Mwaki
Biographic Data
| ID | 6077134 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Mwaki |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Mwaki |
| SIGNATURE | MWAKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | CARE Kenya, Mucai Road P.O. Box 43864-GPO, Nairobi 00100, Kenya |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9453-1587 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Understanding the drivers of poor infection prevention control (IPC) practices in Kenyan health facilities
Improving IPC practices in health facilities is a major concern for the global health community. This paper combines insights from rapid ethnographic research and epidemiological measures of IPC adherence undertaken in four health facilities of different sizes in western Kenya between November 2022 and January 2023. At the time of our research, the Covid-19 pandemic was a WHO-defined Public Health Emergency of International Concern, although the …
Economic evaluation of a conditional cash transfer to retain women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period in Kenya
There is limited evidence on the cost and cost-effectiveness of cash transfer programmes to improve maternal and child health in Kenya and other sub-Saharan African countries. This article presents the economic evaluation results of the Afya trial, assessing the costs, cost-effectiveness and equity impact of a demand-side financing intervention that promotes utilisation of maternal health services in rural Kenya. The cost of implementing the Afya…
The Sustainability and Scalability of Private Sector Sanitation Delivery in Urban Informal Settlement Schools
There are considerable challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals' target of universal access to basic sanitation in schools. Schools require safe, clean, and sex-segregated facilities for a large number of students. Robust and affordable solutions are needed to address the economic, spatial, social, institutional, and political factors which contribute to poor sanitary conditions in informal settlements. In 2015, we undertook a ra…
The Life-Cycle Costs of School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Access in Kenyan Primary Schools
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs in schools can increase the health, dignity and comfort of students and teachers. Understanding the costs of WASH facilities and services in schools is one essential piece for policy makers to utilize when budgeting for schools and helping to make WASH programs more sustainable. In this study we collected data from NGO and government offices, local hardware shops and 89 rural primary schools across th…
Comparing Sanitation Delivery Modalities in Urban Informal Settlement Schools
The provision of safely managed sanitation in informal settlements is a challenge, especially in schools that require durable, clean, sex-segregated facilities for a large number of children. In informal settlements in Nairobi, school sanitation facilities demand considerable capital costs, yet are prone to breakage and often unhygienic. The private sector may be able to provide quality facilities and services to schools at lower costs as an alte…
Challenges in Implementing a Point-of-Use Water Quality Intervention in Rural Kenya
To prevent diarrheal diseases in western Kenya, CARE Kenya initiated the Water, Sanitation, and Education for Health (WASEH) Project in 1998. The project targets 72 farming and fishing communities with a total population of 43 000. Although the WASEH Project facilitated construction of shallow wells and pit latrines, the water quality still needed improvement. Consequently, in 2001, CARE implemented the Safe Water System (which consists of point-…
Seeking Safe Storage
In laboratory- and village-based evaluations researchers compared chlorine decay and disinfection rates in turbid surface water that had been treated and stored in locally available clay vessels and plastic jerry cans. Three vessel types were evaluated: 1) wide-mouthed 20-liter clay vessels; 2) narrow-mouthed 20-liter clay vessels with lids and spigots; and 3) narrow-mouthed 20-liter plastic jerry cans with lids. Water was treated with 1% sodium …
Challenges in Implementing a Point-of-Use Water Quality Intervention in Rural Kenya
To prevent diarrheal diseases in western Kenya, CARE Kenya initiated the Water, Sanitation, and Education for Health (WASEH) Project in 1998. The project targets 72 farming and fishing communities with a total population of 43 000. Although the WASEH Project facilitated construction of shallow wells and pit latrines, the water quality still needed improvement. Consequently, in 2001, CARE implemented the Safe Water System (which consists of point-…
Seeking Safe Storage
In laboratory- and village-based evaluations researchers compared chlorine decay and disinfection rates in turbid surface water that had been treated and stored in locally available clay vessels and plastic jerry cans. Three vessel types were evaluated: 1) wide-mouthed 20-liter clay vessels; 2) narrow-mouthed 20-liter clay vessels with lids and spigots; and 3) narrow-mouthed 20-liter plastic jerry cans with lids. Water was treated with 1% sodium …
Challenges in Implementing a Point-of-Use Water Quality Intervention in Rural Kenya
To prevent diarrheal diseases in western Kenya, CARE Kenya initiated the Water, Sanitation, and Education for Health (WASEH) Project in 1998. The project targets 72 farming and fishing communities with a total population of 43 000. Although the WASEH Project facilitated construction of shallow wells and pit latrines, the water quality still needed improvement. Consequently, in 2001, CARE implemented the Safe Water System (which consists of point-…
Seeking Safe Storage
In laboratory- and village-based evaluations researchers compared chlorine decay and disinfection rates in turbid surface water that had been treated and stored in locally available clay vessels and plastic jerry cans. Three vessel types were evaluated: 1) wide-mouthed 20-liter clay vessels; 2) narrow-mouthed 20-liter clay vessels with lids and spigots; and 3) narrow-mouthed 20-liter plastic jerry cans with lids. Water was treated with 1% sodium …
The Life-Cycle Costs of School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Access in Kenyan Primary Schools
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs in schools can increase the health, dignity and comfort of students and teachers. Understanding the costs of WASH facilities and services in schools is one essential piece for policy makers to utilize when budgeting for schools and helping to make WASH programs more sustainable. In this study we collected data from NGO and government offices, local hardware shops and 89 rural primary schools across th…
Comparing Sanitation Delivery Modalities in Urban Informal Settlement Schools
The provision of safely managed sanitation in informal settlements is a challenge, especially in schools that require durable, clean, sex-segregated facilities for a large number of children. In informal settlements in Nairobi, school sanitation facilities demand considerable capital costs, yet are prone to breakage and often unhygienic. The private sector may be able to provide quality facilities and services to schools at lower costs as an alte…
The Sustainability and Scalability of Private Sector Sanitation Delivery in Urban Informal Settlement Schools
There are considerable challenges to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals' target of universal access to basic sanitation in schools. Schools require safe, clean, and sex-segregated facilities for a large number of students. Robust and affordable solutions are needed to address the economic, spatial, social, institutional, and political factors which contribute to poor sanitary conditions in informal settlements. In 2015, we undertook a ra…
Economic evaluation of a conditional cash transfer to retain women in the continuum of care during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period in Kenya
There is limited evidence on the cost and cost-effectiveness of cash transfer programmes to improve maternal and child health in Kenya and other sub-Saharan African countries. This article presents the economic evaluation results of the Afya trial, assessing the costs, cost-effectiveness and equity impact of a demand-side financing intervention that promotes utilisation of maternal health services in rural Kenya. The cost of implementing the Afya…
Understanding the drivers of poor infection prevention control (IPC) practices in Kenyan health facilities
Improving IPC practices in health facilities is a major concern for the global health community. This paper combines insights from rapid ethnographic research and epidemiological measures of IPC adherence undertaken in four health facilities of different sizes in western Kenya between November 2022 and January 2023. At the time of our research, the Covid-19 pandemic was a WHO-defined Public Health Emergency of International Concern, although the …
Child Nutrition and Water Access (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Sanitation (4 works) · Environmental Engineering (3 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (3 works) · Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (3 works)