Brendan Kwesiga
Biographic Data
| ID | 7761861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brendan Kwesiga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brendan |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwesiga |
| SIGNATURE | KWESIGA B |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2437-6216 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Modelling the health labour market outlook in Kenya
Kenya is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) within its devolved health system in which significant investments have been made in health infrastructure, workforce development, and service delivery. Despite these efforts, the country faces considerable health workforce challenges. To address these, the Ministry of Health undertook a comprehensive Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) in 2022 to generate evidence supporting the de…
Attracting private sector inflows to close the financing gap for universal health coverage
A financial gap exists between the resources available for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and current needs [1]. Even the available resources have often been misused [2], exacerbating existing inequities by widening the access gap. To address this challenge, calls have been issued to leverage the private sector to close both the financing and access gaps. [...]
Investing in the health workforce in Kenya
Investing in the health workforce to ensure universal access to qualified, skilled and motivated health workers is pertinent in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The policy thrust in Kenya is to improve the quality of life of the population by investing to improve health service provision and achieving universal health coverage. To realise this, the Ministry of Health undertook a Health Labour Market Analysis with to generate ev…
To what extent did African countries prepare mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability of the Covid-19 extra-budgetary funds
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented crisis and, in such cases, the need to err on the side of over-preparedness is justified. In all ways – scale and speed in response efforts (no regrets policy), as opposed to a wait-and-see approach, is the preferred option. The World Bank estimated the required additional funding for COVID-19 [...]
Beyond cost-effectiveness, morbidity and mortality
The framework facilitated a more comprehensive evaluation of HIV priority setting. While there were successful areas, the process could be strengthened by minimizing undue influence of external actors, and support the legitimate institutions to set priorities and implement them. These should also institute mechanisms for publicizing the decisions, appeals and increased accountability. While this paper looked at HIV, the framework is flexible enou…
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Beyond cost-effectiveness, morbidity and mortality
The framework facilitated a more comprehensive evaluation of HIV priority setting. While there were successful areas, the process could be strengthened by minimizing undue influence of external actors, and support the legitimate institutions to set priorities and implement them. These should also institute mechanisms for publicizing the decisions, appeals and increased accountability. While this paper looked at HIV, the framework is flexible enou…
Investing in the health workforce in Kenya
Investing in the health workforce to ensure universal access to qualified, skilled and motivated health workers is pertinent in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The policy thrust in Kenya is to improve the quality of life of the population by investing to improve health service provision and achieving universal health coverage. To realise this, the Ministry of Health undertook a Health Labour Market Analysis with to generate ev…
To what extent did African countries prepare mechanisms to ensure transparency and accountability of the Covid-19 extra-budgetary funds
The COVID-19 pandemic presented an unprecedented crisis and, in such cases, the need to err on the side of over-preparedness is justified. In all ways – scale and speed in response efforts (no regrets policy), as opposed to a wait-and-see approach, is the preferred option. The World Bank estimated the required additional funding for COVID-19 [...]
Attracting private sector inflows to close the financing gap for universal health coverage
A financial gap exists between the resources available for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and current needs [1]. Even the available resources have often been misused [2], exacerbating existing inequities by widening the access gap. To address this challenge, calls have been issued to leverage the private sector to close both the financing and access gaps. [...]
Modelling the health labour market outlook in Kenya
Kenya is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) within its devolved health system in which significant investments have been made in health infrastructure, workforce development, and service delivery. Despite these efforts, the country faces considerable health workforce challenges. To address these, the Ministry of Health undertook a comprehensive Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) in 2022 to generate evidence supporting the de…
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