Introduction To Understanding The Impact of Innovations in The Regulation of Kenya’s Health Facilities’ Project
Project Overview
Project PI: Dr Francis Wafula Prof. Gilbert Kokwaro
Doctoral fellow: Eric Tama
Research Assistant: Irene Khayoni
The study therefore seeks to understand the effectiveness of Kenya’s regulatory innovations, and to consider their wider implications for the creation of a cost-effective, sustainable and equitable regulatory system.
The specific objectives are to:
- Identify the processes through which the regulatory innovations are expected to influence quality/safety, and investigate the degree to which these have been implemented and why
- Explore the perceived legitimacy of the regulatory interventions by regulators, healthcare providers and other stakeholders, in terms of their fairness and acceptability
- Explore potential for and perceived levels of corruption in the revised and original regulatory systems
- Investigate patient perceptions of facility regulation
- Estimate the cost of the regulatory interventions to regulators and health care providers
