The Effectiveness of Community Health Care Programs

Beverly Ochieng holds a PhD in Community Health and Development, a Master of Science Degree in Community Health and Development, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Community Health and Psychology. She is currently a Research Fellow with the Tropical Institute of Community Health, Kenya, and her research interests include the strengthening of health systems aimed at enhancing access to quality care at the community level by providing evidence to influence policy and practice. She has held a range of senior leadership roles and participated in collaborative research on community health and the development of health systems, both locally and internationally.

Professor Dan Kaseje, MB, ChB, MPH, PhD, is the Director of the Centre of Research Excellence at the Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development, Kenya. He has led several health systems networks, such as the Christian Medical Commission of the World Council of Churches, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK). He also spearheaded the development of the community health strategy, a framework adopted by the Kenyan Government for the implementation of the essential care package for health, and has led public health interventions in fragile states such as Sierra Leone, the Arab Republic of Syria and Libya.