Promoting Responsiveness and Equity for Primary Health Care Decisions through Voice (ProtEqt Voice)
The primary aim of the project is to generate evidence and tools that inform and support the design and assessment of participatory mechanisms to achieve responsive and equitable primary health care (PHC) decisions.
About the project
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Project period: 01.04.2025 - 31.03.2028 (Active)
- Coordinating Institution: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Manager:
- Elina Dale, Global Health
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Project Participants:
- Benjamin Tsofa, Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Elizabeth Peacocke, Global Health
- Unni Gopinathan, Centre for Epidemic Interventions Research
- Marit Johansen, Global Health
- Aurelia India Neumark, Researc Administrative Support
- Nancy Kagwanja, Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Joshua Munywoki, Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Anita Musiega, Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Jacinta Nzinga, Kenya Medical Research Institute
- Peter John Binyaruka, Ifakara Health Institute
- August Joachim, Ifakara Health Institute
- John Joseph Maiba, Ifakara Health Institute
- John Kinuthia, Kenya
- Abraham Rugo, Kenya
- Kipkorir Biegon, Kenya
Summary
The primary aim of the project is to generate evidence and tools that inform and support the design and assessment of participatory mechanisms to achieve responsive and equitable primary health care (PHC) decisions. The specific objectives are to:
- Explore how contextual factors influence the effectiveness of participatory approaches and map relevant legal mechanisms.
- Collaboratively design and test transparent and inclusive participatory processes for PHC decisions in Kenya and Tanzania.
- Create a novel progression model for assessing transparency, participation and inclusive PHC decisions.