Delighted to share our research findings on informal payments at public health facilities in Kenya with a focus on the effects on patients and communities at this organized session at #HSR2024

Prince Agwu Dina Balabanova Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor Eleanor Hutchinson SOAS ACE DGI Consult Felix Abrahams Obi 🇳🇬🇧🇷 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Not_that_PeterEvans charles orjiakor Tolib Mirzoev Health Systems Global Pallavi Roy Runcie C.W. Chidebe KEMRI-Wellcome Health Systems LSHTM

Our health sector corruption/accountability research recognises the importance of aligning vertical forces (govt) with ‘public power’ demonstrated by community actors, media, and CSOs. Prof Muhammad Ali Pate thinks the same & should be encouraged. #HSR2024 Japan Dina Balabanova

Meet us at #HSR2024 Health Systems Global for a line up of presentations by #STOPNCDWestAfrica NIHR Centre for NCD control in West Africa Ashesi University @GhCoPS Lasdel Labo London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine UCAO - UUB. Hear our research on #NCDs AI and healthcare, mental health care access, traditional medicine and co-production in #WestAfrica

Retrouvez-nous à #HSR2024 Health Systems Global pour une série de présentations par NIHR Centre for NCD control in West Africa Ashesi University Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Lasdel Labo London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine UCAO - UUB et écoutez la recherche sur les #NCDs AI et soins de santé, l'accès aux soins de santé mentale, la médecine traditionnelle, la co-production

Understanding context specific drivers of informal payments is crucial when developing strategies to address them. Our research work examined demand-side, supply-side and contextual factors influencing informal payments at public health facilities in Kenya #HSR2024

The #HSR2024 was a success and raised questions for reflection and learning. Looking forward to sustaining and hopefully extending our continued and much valued partnership Dr Garry Aslanyan! 🙏🙏🏿🙏🏻

Great to lead jointly with Irene Agyepong the partnership between @GhCoPS London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Ashesi University UCAO - UUB Lasdel Labo - reflecting the collaborative nature of the #HPSR and values of Health Systems Global 🙏 NIHR Global Health for support

Pleased our #realist analysis of maternal mental health ⁦out HealthPolicyPlanning⁩ Great lead ⁦Lucy Yevoo⁩! ⁦⁦Eleanor Hutchinson⁩ ⁦Irene Agyepong⁩ ⁦⁦Sumit Kane⁩ ⁦@ana__manzano⁩ ⁦Dina Balabanova⁩ ⁦Vero Reichenberger⁩ academic.oup.com/heapol/advance…

HPRG has released its 2024 health sector roundup. It’s the second in two years, providing summaries of progress for the health sector and expectations heading into 2025. hprgunn.com/hprgs-health-s… Muhammad Ali Pate Dr. Muyi Aina @NHIAnigeria SWAp Coordination Office Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA FCDO Research, Science and Technology

Health system scholars produce many evidence that can meet health needs of society. However, restrictive communication in academia is a barrier. But the media can help. Our research presents a new framework of “two credibilities” for evidence translation link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Congratulations for your excellent work Runcie! We all have to learn from your hard work as patient advocate!

African countries will ultimately have to become less dependent on external donors and "prioritise domestic funding to the health sector and efficient public finance management". nature.com/articles/d4414…

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Brilliant initiative, very impressive effort to talk about corruption on a state wide Nigerian radio. Incredible to hear listeners calling with their reflections and ideas of what can be done! Health Systems Global Transparency International

Pleased to present our work on informal payments for healthcare in Kenya. To reduce the additional financial burden from informal payments, there is a need to address inadequacies and weaknesses in health system financing and governance #AfHEA2025

Volunteer labour has become the go-to for understaffed health facilities in Nigeria. Aloysius Odii 🌍 & charles orjiakor discuss the precarious situations of these volunteers & connections to accountability issues. Eleanor Hutchinson provides a comparative lens using Uganda. #AfHEA2025

Dr Pamela Adaobi Ogbozor of HPRG provides supportive evidence that current accountability structures in primary health facilities have been ineffective. Rethinking these systems by paying attention to uniqueness of contexts and cohesion of actors shows promise. #AfHEA2025