1. Home
  2. Documents and publications
Author(s) Fortnam, Matt; Hailey, Peter; Mbelenga; Emily et al.

Climate shock responsiveness of the Kenya health system

Source
Maintains Programme
Upload your content

This working paper presents research findings on how country-level actors prepare for and respond to climate shocks. In particular, recent drought and flood events in 2019 in northern Kenyan counties are analysed across formal health system sub-components of governance, finance, information systems, medical products, infrastructure and workforce.

The formal health system in Kenya must respond to surges in demand for health services during periods of climate-related shocks, namely flood and droughts. The impacts of these shocks are unevenly distributed over populations according to patterns of vulnerability by geography and social demographic.

Download

Document links last validated on: 16 July 2021

Editors' recommendations

Explore further

Themes Climate change Health and health facilities
Country and region Kenya
Number of pages
57 p.
Publication year
2020

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).