Edwine Barasa

Health Economics Research Unit, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi, Kenya | Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

[ 1 ] - Examining the Implementation of the Free Maternity Services Policy in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Process Evaluation

Background Kenya introduced a free maternity policy in 2013 to address the cost barrier associated with accessing maternal health services. We carried out a mixed methods process evaluation of the policy to examine the extent to which the policy had been implemented according to design, and positive experiences and challenges encountered during implementation.   Methods We conducted a mixed met...

[ 2 ] - What Is Resilience and How Can It Be Nurtured? A Systematic Review of Empirical Literature on Organizational Resilience

Background Recent health system shocks such as the Ebola outbreak of 2014–2016 and the global financial crisis of 2008 have generated global health interest in the concept of resilience. The concept is however not new, and has been applied to other sectors for a longer period of time. We conducted a review of empirical literature from both the health and other sectors to synthesize evidence on ...

[ 3 ] - Setting Healthcare Priorities at the Macro and Meso Levels: A Framework for Evaluation

Background Priority setting in healthcare is a key determinant of health system performance. However, there is no widely accepted priority setting evaluation framework. We reviewed literature with the aim of developing and proposing a framework for the evaluation of macro and meso level healthcare priority setting practices.   Methods We systematically searched Econlit, PubMed, CINAHL, and EBSC...

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