Background Power imbalances are a key driver of avoidable, unfair and unjust differences in
health. Devolution shifts the balance of power in health systems. Intersectionality …

Devolution changes the locus of power within a country from central to sub-national levels.
In 2013, Kenya devolved health and other services from central government to 47 new sub …

Background Practices of power lie at the heart of policy processes. In both devolution and
priority-setting, actors seek to exert power through influence and control over material …

Devolution in Kenya was politically driven, motivated by the desire to share power and
resources across regions, so as to remedy historical inequities. This led to transfer of …

Introduction Devolution reforms in Indonesia and Kenya have brought extensive changes to
governance structures and mechanisms for financing and delivering healthcare. Community …

Background Universal health coverage (UHC) is growing as a national political priority,
within the context of recently devolved decision-making processes in Kenya. Increasingly …

Background Decentralisation is argued to promote community participation, accountability,
technical efficiency, and equity in the management of resources, and has been a recurring …

Individual‐level factors are typically identified as barriers to health and well‐being for African
Australians, whereas little attention is paid to the multiple intersecting dimensions of …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to systematically review the progress and
challenges on the devolved healthcare system in Kenya. Study design A systematic review …

Availability and comprehensiveness of health services offered at a health facility is critical in
realizing universal health coverage. This however partially requires a strong, efficient, as …