Tag Archives: Kenya

Economic Evaluation of Nationally Scaled Point-of-Care Diagnostic Platforms for Viral Load Monitoring in Kenya

HIV/AIDS, Publications

Resource Type: Brief Authors: Emily Mangone, Christopher Cintron, Ben Johns, Victor Mudhune, & Carlos Avila Published: September 2018 Resource Description: These findings highlight the fact that while the current central laboratory viral load (VL) monitoring program functions well, innovative technologies and approaches such as point-of-care viral (POC VL) load monitoring can improve the expediency and effectiveness of […]

A Digital Platform to Manage Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenses

Announcements, Digital Finance

By Pamela Riley | Original Post Found on Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)  Patients in developing countries spent $148 billion in out-of-pocket health care expenses in 2015. The Sustainable Development Goal for health envisions universal coverage for “essential health services,” and there’s no doubt that efforts made to achieve this goal will reduce the burden of out-of-pocket […]

Costs of Conventional and Point-Of-Care HIV Viral Load Testing in Kenya

Presentations

Resource Type: Presentation Authors: Christopher Cintron, Victor Mudhune, Romana Haider, Heather Cogswell, James Batuka, Frank Angira, Carlos Avila, Thomas Minior Published: 7/11/2017 Resource Description: Christopher Cintron presented at the International Health Economics Association Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. This presentation helped promote USAID’s efforts to provide Kenya with data on the financing needs for central lab-based and point-of-care […]

Stakeholder Communications for Universal Health Coverage: Partnering with the Joint Learning Network

Announcements, Where We Work

Effective communications and stakeholder engagement are critical to universal health coverage (UHC) reform efforts – a challenge that has been repeatedly cited by the policymakers and practitioners from JLN’s (Joint Learning Network) member countries. Even when strong technical designs for policy initiatives exist, consistent and systematic inclusive communications and feedback loops are needed to share […]

Role of Health Insurance in Strengthening the Financial Protection System in India

Costs of HIV Viral Load and Early Infant Diagnosis Testing in Kenya

HIV/AIDS, Publications

Resource Type: Report Authors: Christopher Cintron, Victor Mudhune, Romana Haider, Heather Cogswell, Jose Gutierrez, Frank Angira, and Carlos Avila Published: April 2017 Resource Description: Kenya’s current HIV care guidelines call for universal coverage of routine viral load (VL) monitoring for people receiving antiretroviral therapy and early infant diagnosis (EID) testing for all children born to women with […]

Viral-Load Point-of-Care Technologies to Achieve an AIDS-Free Generation

HIV/AIDS, Journal Publications, Where We Work

Ending the AIDS epidemic requires not only political commitment and financial resources but also innovative solutions. New point-of-care (POC) technology to detect HIV viral load promises to be a game changer in the diagnosis and monitoring of HIV infection. Poverty and distance from healthcare facilities often place people infected with HIV beyond the reach of […]

Mobile Money for Health Case Study: ARA Ubuntu Afya (Kenya)

Digital Finance, Publications, Universal Health Coverage

Resource Type: Case Studies Authors: Health Finance and Governance (HFG) Published: 10/31/2015 Resource Description: This case study is one of 14 case studies profiled in the Mobile Money for Health Case Study Compendium. There are a wide range of challenges preventing the rural and urban poor in Kenya from obtaining quality health services, including: distance to health facilities, […]

Mobile Money for Health Case Study: Pathfinder Kenya

Digital Finance, Human Resources for Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH), Publications

Resource Type: Case Studies Authors: Health Finance and Governance (HFG) Published: 10/31/2015 Resource Description: This case study is one of 14 case studies profiled in the Mobile Money for Health Case Study Compendium. In 2012, Pathfinder Kenya launched the mHMtaani project (Swahili for “Mobile Health for my Community”), which aims to promote healthier communities through the use of […]

The Health Finance and Governance Briefing Kit

Governance and Leadership, Health Finance, Publications, Tools

Getting access to affordable, quality health care is a universal story that touches virtually every family in the world. At the same time, providing quality health services and access to trained health professionals is a challenge for governments. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 150 million people worldwide face “catastrophic expenditure” because of high […]

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