Francis Wafula

Dados Biográficos

ID1728472
NOMEFrancis Wafula
PRENOMESFrancis
SOBRENOMEWafula
ASSINATURAWAFULA F
AFILIAÇÕESStrathmore University
ORCID0000-0002-5761-6151
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS12
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR12
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2011
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Managing Public-Private Partnerships for Health Diagnostics

    Open AccessSara Bennett, Jennifer Applegate et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2026

    This paper draws upon a process evaluation of a public-private partnership (PPP) for diagnostics in three Sub-Saharan African countries, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya. The study sought to identify challenges in managing health PPP projects and potential solutions. We used an extensive document review and 72 recent key informant interviews (KIIs), building on 63 KIIs previously conducted to analyze the African Health Diagnostics Platform (AHDP) projec…

  • The good, the bad, and the ugly

    Open AccessGautam Satheesh, Sammy Masibo et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    As with most technology-driven change, e-pharmacy markets have expanded faster than the pace of regulation, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We developed and applied a checklist to assess compliance with best practices and regulations by e-pharmacies serving clients in India and Kenya, two countries with contrasting regulatory environments. We defined e-pharmacies as businesses selling prescription-only medicines directly to cons…

  • Caregiver experiences and perceptions of childhood vaccination information and messaging - a qualitative study in the urban informal settlements of Nairobi, Kenya

    Open AccessJudy Gichuki, Ben Ngoye et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The findings underscore the importance of tailoring childhood vaccination communication strategies to resonate with caregivers' diverse needs and preferences. An ongoing and responsive approach to incorporating caregiver feedback in developing health messaging can ensure that communication strategies support caregiver needs. Healthcare workers and community health volunteers must also be equipped with practical communication tools and training to…

  • Barriers and facilitators to implementation of the Ethiopian national cancer control plan strategies

    Open AccessKemal Hussein, D Alsina Ollé et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Following an upsurge in cervical cancer incidence and mortality, Ethiopia developed its first National Cancer Control Plan (NCCP) to support efforts toward the prevention and control of cancer. The NCCP outlines strategies for reducing the incidence of cancer through prevention, screening, early diagnosis, treatment, and palliative care. This study examined barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the NCCP using a qualitative approach. …

  • Pharmacy engagement in TB prevention and care

    Open AccessRosalind Miller, Francis Wafula et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2023

  • The strength of weak bonds

    Open AccessFrancis Wafula, Thomas Feeny et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    OPINION article Front. Public Health, 24 October 2022Sec. Digital Public Health Volume 10 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1027652

  • When technology precedes regulation

    Open AccessRosalind Miller, Francis Wafula et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    The recent growth of medicine sales online represents a major disruption to pharmacy markets, with COVID-19 encouraging this trend further. While e-pharmacy businesses were initially the preserve of high-income countries, in the past decade they have been growing rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Public health concerns associated with e-pharmacy include the sale of prescription-only medicines without a prescription and th…

  • Understanding Women’s Choices

    Open AccessJackline Oluoch-Aridi, Francis Wafula et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021

  • A concept in flux

    Open AccessCarlos Bruen, Ruairi Brugha et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2014

    BACKGROUND: Accountability in global health is a commonly invoked though less commonly questioned concept. Critically reflecting on the concept and how it is put into practice, this paper focuses on the who, what, how, and where of accountability, mapping its defining features and considering them with respect to real-world circumstances. Changing dynamics in global health cooperation - such as the emergence of new health public-private partnersh…

  • Implementing Global Fund programs

    Open AccessFrancis Wafula, Charles Marwa et al.ARTICLEGlobalization and Health2014

    BACKGROUND: Principal Recipients (PRs) receive money from the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) to manage and implement programs. However, little research has gone into understanding their opinions and experiences. This survey set out to describe these, thereby providing a baseline against which changes in PR opinions and experiences can be assessed as the recently introduced new funding model is rolled out. METHOD…

  • Protecting the public or setting the bar too high? Understanding the causes and consequences of regulatory actions of front-line regulators and specialized drug shop operators in Kenya

    Open AccessFrancis Wafula, Sassy Molyneux et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Referências: 29

  • The challenges of achieving high training coverage for IMCI

    Open AccessH P Mushi, Honoratha Mushi et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2011Citada por: 1Referências: 13

    Health worker training is a key component of the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI). However, training coverage remains low in many countries. We conducted in-depth case studies in two East African countries to examine the factors underlying low training coverage 10 years after IMCI had been adopted as policy. A document review and in-depth semi-structured interviews with stakeholders at facility, district, regional/provincial and …