Rational use of medicines requires that patients receives affordable, right drug and dose for the adequate period of time. Irrational drug use is influenced by lack of essential drugs, lack of training and weak implementation ...

Purpose: Most referral health facilities are faced with challenges ranging from congestion of patients at these health facilities, strained/ limited resources (both human and material) to deal with the voluminous patients, ...

Introduction: Healthcare is a fundamental need, its availability and comprehensiveness helps in making people’s life better and productive. Delivery of quality care requires an efficient system with adequate capacity of ...

In Kenya, absence or poor access for oncology services has escalated the total national mortality rate in Kenya. Despite numerous studies on the increased prevalence and incidence of cancers, there is insufficient empirical ...

Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) has become a priority especially in developing countries like Kenya. However, access to obstetric and neonatal care has been hindered by lack of medical commodity, equipment’s ...

Health financing is an important component of healthcare delivery. In Kenya, the universal health cover scheme has officially been adopted by the government and it is delivered through the National Health Insurance ...

The NHIF is a mandatory health insurance fund covering public and private formal sector workers and their dependents as the main health insurer in Kenya. NHIF has embarked on an ambitious reform program intended to convert ...