Following decades of stagnation in basic health care indicators, Kenya’s health sector is slowly picking up. Health care spending however remains low, while key indicators such as maternal mortality have stayed high for a decade. Nonetheless, recent reforms have painted a brighter picture for health care in Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s goal to deliver universal health care has seen the...
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Chapter | Health & Education from The Report: Kenya 2014
Articles & Analysis | E-learning university should help ease pressure on tertiary enrolment from The Report: Kenya 2014
University education in Kenya is set to undergo major changes in the coming years, as amendments to the country’s regulatory framework and reforms such as devolution expand post-secondary offerings across the country. While funding and capacity constraints remain serious challenges, new digital platforms such as the country’s flagship Open University project could...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to James Macharia, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health from The Report: Kenya 2014
What opportunities exist for private investors in health care, and what role will public-private partnerships (PPPs) play in this regard?
Articles & Analysis | Small companies and start-ups join the ranks of private providers from The Report: Kenya 2014
As Kenya’s long-underfunded health sector strives to boost access to quality care, the private sector’s role in provision has expanded, with most health care facilities now run by donors and private firms. The health care sector has seen growing investment from foreign firms, as well as increased participation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially in...
Articles & Analysis | Spending increases help tackle challenges of quality provision from The Report: Kenya 2014
Over the past decade, intensive attention and investment have been directed at Kenya’s education sector as the government works toward industrialisation under the Vision 2030 national development plan – which was launched by former President Mwai Kibaki in 2008 and comprises a series of five-year implementation plans. The introduction of universal primary education and...
