Kenya : non-governmental health care provision

This report addresses that informational problem. After an introduction, Chapters 2 and 3 provide background information on Kenya, its economy, health indicators, and the health system; these chapters lay the groundwork for assessment of the private sector"s contribution to health and the economic environment in which private providers operate. Chapter 4 develops a typology of the private provision sector, while Chapter 5 looks at the characteristics of private providers, including growth of the sector and their distribution. Utilization of private providers for curative services is discussed in Chapter 6. Chapter 7 looks more specifically at the private sector contribution to major public health activities. Government policies have direct and indirect impacts on the private provision sector, which are analyzed in Chapter 8. Regulatory issues are outlined in Chapter 9. The report concludes in Chapter 10 with a discussion of key findings and a preliminary list of strategies for making better use of the nongovernmental sector. (Author abstract, modified)