Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Situation in Kenya's Urban Slums.

Kenya has undergone rapid urbanization as people migrate to the cities in search of economic opportunities. This has given rise to informal settlements characterized by overcrowding, poor infrastructure, and inadequate social amenities. A cross-sectional study on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) status was carried out in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi.

Impact of free delivery policy on utilization of maternal health services in county referral hospitals in Kenya.

Background: Kenya has a high maternal mortality rate. Provision of skilled delivery plays a major role in reducing maternal mortality. Cost is a hindrance to the utilization of skilled delivery.

Incentives among health workers in a remote Kenyan district: implications for proposed county health system.

Introduction: Attracting and retaining health workers in remote rural areas is a challenge in Kenya. Devolution of the Kenyan health system may negatively affect worker retention; incentives may play a role in retaining health workers.

Methods: Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to health workers and human resource data reviewed.

Community based health insurance schemes: lessons from rural Kenya.

Background: Health care costs are often a hindrance to seeking health care. Community-based health care insurance schemes (CBHIS) is a suitable alternative to conventional health insurance schemes which are often beyond the budget of majority of rural residents in Africa. Following establishment of a model CBHIS in the Samburu district in northern Kenya in 1988, initial membership rose from 12 to 218 households within 18 months but dropped to below 50 households by end of the 18th year.