Ileana Vilcu
Biographic Data
| ID | 7826208 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ileana Vilcu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ileana |
| FAMILY NAME | Vilcu |
| SIGNATURE | VILCU I |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6067-8839 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Poverty is a social issue, not a mathematical problem”
Background Kenya rolled out a UHC indigent program aimed to expand financial protection and health service access for poor households through subsidized health insurance under the national insurer, National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). As Kenya transitions to a new social health insurance framework under the Social Health Authority (SHA), understanding the implementation experience of the UHC indigent program is critical for informing the roll o…
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…
Using knowledge translation to support the use of evaluation findings
Using program evaluation findings is crucial in improving health programs and realising the program’s benefits. In this article, we report on how a knowledge translation (KT) approach supported the use of evaluation findings to improve the Linda Mama free maternity program in Kenya. We used a case study design employing qualitative approaches to describe our KT strategy and its impact on evaluation use. Data were collected through semi-structured…
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…
State budget transfers to Health Insurance Funds for universal health coverage
Overall, government revenue transfer arrangements to exempt vulnerable groups from contributions are one option to progress towards universal health coverage
Subsidized health insurance coverage of people in the informal sector and vulnerable population groups
Overall, government subsidized health insurance type arrangements can be effective mechanism to help countries progress towards UHC, yet there is potential to improve on institutional design features as well as implementation
State budget transfers to health insurance funds
Budget transfers to health insurance arrangements have helped to deepen UHC or maintain achievements with respect to UHC in these European LMICs by covering those outside formal sector work, and in particular vulnerable population groups. However, challenges remain: a comprehensive benefit package on paper is not enough as long as supply side constraints and quality gaps as well as informal payments prevail. A key policy question is how to reach …
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State budget transfers to Health Insurance Funds for universal health coverage
Overall, government revenue transfer arrangements to exempt vulnerable groups from contributions are one option to progress towards universal health coverage
Subsidized health insurance coverage of people in the informal sector and vulnerable population groups
Overall, government subsidized health insurance type arrangements can be effective mechanism to help countries progress towards UHC, yet there is potential to improve on institutional design features as well as implementation
State budget transfers to health insurance funds
Budget transfers to health insurance arrangements have helped to deepen UHC or maintain achievements with respect to UHC in these European LMICs by covering those outside formal sector work, and in particular vulnerable population groups. However, challenges remain: a comprehensive benefit package on paper is not enough as long as supply side constraints and quality gaps as well as informal payments prevail. A key policy question is how to reach …
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…
Using knowledge translation to support the use of evaluation findings
Using program evaluation findings is crucial in improving health programs and realising the program’s benefits. In this article, we report on how a knowledge translation (KT) approach supported the use of evaluation findings to improve the Linda Mama free maternity program in Kenya. We used a case study design employing qualitative approaches to describe our KT strategy and its impact on evaluation use. Data were collected through semi-structured…
Poverty is a social issue, not a mathematical problem”
Background Kenya rolled out a UHC indigent program aimed to expand financial protection and health service access for poor households through subsidized health insurance under the national insurer, National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). As Kenya transitions to a new social health insurance framework under the Social Health Authority (SHA), understanding the implementation experience of the UHC indigent program is critical for informing the roll o…
Business (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Global Health Care Issues (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Health care (5 works) · Health Policy (5 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works)