Boniface Mbuthia
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7798099 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Boniface Mbuthia |
| PRENOMES | Boniface |
| SOBRENOME | Mbuthia |
| ASSINATURA | MBUTHIA B |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Amref Health Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9029-7295 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 4 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Do free healthcare policies play a role in expanding national health insurance enrollment among informal sector workers? The case of the Afya Care pilot program in Kenya
Several Sub-Saharan African countries have transitioned from fiscally unsustainable free healthcare policies to national health insurance schemes. These national schemes often expect informal sector workers to contribute directly to the scheme. Although enrollment in the national scheme is critical to achieving universal health coverage, informal sector workers’ inclusion remains challenging. In this paper, using the case of the Afya-Care free he…
Reconciling devolution with health financing and public financial management
The interplay between devolution, health financing and public financial management processes in health—or the lack of coherence between them—can have profound implications for a country’s progress towards universal health coverage. This paper explores this relationship in seven Asian and African countries (Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Indonesia and the Philippines), highlighting challenges and suggesting policy solutions. Fir…
The impact of Covid-19 on health financing in Kenya
Sudden shocks to health systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt health system functions. Health system functions may also influence the health system’s ability to deliver in the face of sudden shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined the impact of COVID-19 on the health financing function in Kenya, and how specific health financing arrangements influenced the health systems capacity to deliver services during the COVID-19 pand…
Impact of free maternity policies in Kenya
BACKGROUND: User fees have been reported to limit access to services and increase inequities. As a result, Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in all public facilities in 2013. Subsequently in 2017, the policy was revised to the Linda Mama programme to expand access to private sector, expand the benefit package and change its management. METHODS: An interrupted time-series analysis on facility deliveries, antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal c…
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Impact of free maternity policies in Kenya
BACKGROUND: User fees have been reported to limit access to services and increase inequities. As a result, Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in all public facilities in 2013. Subsequently in 2017, the policy was revised to the Linda Mama programme to expand access to private sector, expand the benefit package and change its management. METHODS: An interrupted time-series analysis on facility deliveries, antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal c…
The impact of Covid-19 on health financing in Kenya
Sudden shocks to health systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic may disrupt health system functions. Health system functions may also influence the health system’s ability to deliver in the face of sudden shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined the impact of COVID-19 on the health financing function in Kenya, and how specific health financing arrangements influenced the health systems capacity to deliver services during the COVID-19 pand…
Reconciling devolution with health financing and public financial management
The interplay between devolution, health financing and public financial management processes in health—or the lack of coherence between them—can have profound implications for a country’s progress towards universal health coverage. This paper explores this relationship in seven Asian and African countries (Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Uganda, Indonesia and the Philippines), highlighting challenges and suggesting policy solutions. Fir…
Do free healthcare policies play a role in expanding national health insurance enrollment among informal sector workers? The case of the Afya Care pilot program in Kenya
Several Sub-Saharan African countries have transitioned from fiscally unsustainable free healthcare policies to national health insurance schemes. These national schemes often expect informal sector workers to contribute directly to the scheme. Although enrollment in the national scheme is critical to achieving universal health coverage, informal sector workers’ inclusion remains challenging. In this paper, using the case of the Afya-Care free he…
Global Maternal and Child Health (4 obras) · Business (3 obras) · Health care (3 obras) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Economic growth (2 obras) · Economics (2 obras) · Environmental health (2 obras) · Finance (2 obras) · Global Health Care Issues (2 obras)