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Report – Financial and non-financial information flows in the Kenya health sector: a pathway to health system accountability - 853 KB
Report – Analysis of flow and integration of financial and non-financial data in the education sector in Kenya - 3 MB
Report – Health sector landscaping - 506 KB
Strong health systems rely on robust data and evidence – financial and non-financial -, to design effective policies and interventions and to enhance accountability. Kenya has made significant efforts in streamlining and documenting resource flows in the health system. However, gaps remain with regard to the upward flow of financial and non-financial information, the integration of both types of data for decision-making, and how the integration supports health system accountability. The current information flow and accountability process primarily captures financial information. There is little to no integration with non-financial health information (activities, service outputs, and outcomes), thereby limiting rather than enhancing accountability.
In response to these gaps and challenges, IDinsight, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, mapped Kenya’s health system’s financial and non-financial information flows and explored the pathways to accountability in the data flow process. This report presents the findings of that exercise, undertaken between September 2023 and June 2024. As a separate but interlinked piece, we collaborated with Expertise Global, a public finance management consulting firm based in Nairobi, Kenya, to conduct a sector comparator study with the education sector. We present the comparative analysis in this report, highlighting the practices from education that could apply to the health sector.
We reviewed reports, publications, and datasets from databases and systems pertinent to Public Financial Management (PFM) and accountability within Kenya’s health sector, including the Kenya Health Information System (KHIS). We purposively sampled key stakeholders with visibility on the data flow process for interviews. We then analyzed and coded the responses by key themes, then validated the findings with sector experts and stakeholders.
The key findings from this landscaping exercise are as follows:
The findings from this landscaping exercise could inform improvements in critical decisions such as health budgeting, development of health policies, strategic planning, and enhancing health system accountability. Below, we highlight some areas for consideration and action:
Read the full report here.
Read our report on a sector comparator study with the education sector in collaboration with Expertise Global.
Read the health sector landscaping report here.
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