02.01. Health system organisation | Kenya

02.01. Health system organisation | Kenya

02 Mar 2022

The Health System in Kenya is divided into the public sector (largest in terms of number of health facilities), a private for-profit sector and a private not for profit sector. In the private not for profit sector, services are being provided by voluntary organizations, such as faith based organizations (Mugo et al., 2018). According to the 2013 Kenya Household Health Expenditure and Utilization Survey, rural versus urban (66.7% vs 44.1%), (23.5% vs 43.0%), (8.5% vs 8.8%) and (1.3% vs 4.1%) visit public, private, faith based and others facilities (traditional and faith healers and community health workers) respectively to receive outpatient services (Ministry of Health, 2014a).

References:

Ministry of Health. (2014a). 2013 Kenya Household Health Expenditure and Utilization Survey. Nairobi, Kenya. https://www.healthpolicyproject.com/pubs/745_KHHUESReportJanuary.pdf

Mugo, P., Onsomu, E., Munga, B., Nafula, N., Mbithi, J., & Owino, E. (2018). An Assessment of Healthcare Delivery in Kenya under the Devolved System (No. Special Paper No. 19). Nairobi, Kenya.https://repository.kippra.or.ke/bitstream/handle/123456789/2095/an-assessment-of-healthcare-delivery-in-kenya-under-the-devolved-system-sp19.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y