Browsing School of Health Sciences & School of Nursing by Author "Kirigia, Joses Muthuri"
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Assessing Health System Challenges and Opportunities for better Noncommunicable Disease outcomes: the case of Mauritius
Musango, Laurent; Timol, Maryam; Burhoo, Premduth; Shaikh, Faisal; Donnen, Philippe; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri (BMC Health Science Research, 2020-03)Background The objectives of the study reported in this paper were: (a) to score the coverage of core NCD population-based interventions and individual services in Mauritius; (b) to analyse and score the presence of 15 ... -
An Assessment of the performance of the National Health Research System in Mauritius to accelerate progress towards Universal Health Coverage
Musango, Laurent; Nundoochan, Ajoy; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Ramful, Yogendranath (Research Square, 2022-07-27)Background: The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) is that every individual has access to quality health services without running the consequences of financial hardship. The World health report 2013"Research for ... -
Counting the cost of child mortality in the World Health Organization African region
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Muthuri, Rosenabi Deborah Karimi; Nabyonga-Orem, Juliet; Kirigia, Doris Gatwiri (BioMed Central, 2015)Worldwide, a total of 6.282 million deaths occurred among children aged less than 5 years in 2013. About 47.4 % of those were borne by the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. Sadly, even ... -
Developing the African national health research systems barometer
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Ota, Martin Okechukwu; Senkubuge, Flavia; Wiysonge, Charles Shey; Mayosi, Bongani M (BioMed Central, 2017)A functional national health research system (NHRS) is crucial in strengthening a country’s health system to promote, restore and maintain the health status of its population. Progress towards the goal of universal health ... -
The discounted money value of human lives lost due to COVID-19 in Spain
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Muthuri, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020-07)Purpose – To estimate the discounted money value of human lives lost (DMVHL) due to COVID-19 in Spain. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs the human capital approach to estimate the DMVHL (assuming Spain’s life ... -
Dollar value of disability-adjusted life years in South Africa in 2019
Senkubuge, Flavia; Hongoro, Charles; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri (Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 2021)Background To date, no study has estimated the dollar value of DALYs lost from a wide range of diseases and conditions in South Africa. The specific objectives of this study were: (a) to estimate the dollar value of ... -
The essence of governance in health development
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Kirigia, Doris Gatwiri (BioMed Central, 2011)Governance and leadership in health development are critically important for the achievement of the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and other national health goals. Those two factors might explain why many ... -
Global Forum 2015 dialogue on “From evidence to policy–thinking outside the box”: perspectives to improve evidence uptake and good practices in the African Region
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Pannenborg, Charles Ok; Amore, Luis Gabriel Cuervo; Ghannem, Hassen; Jsselmuiden, Carel I; Nabyonga-Orem, Juliet (BioMed Central, 2016)The Global Forum 2015 panel session dialogue entitled“ From evidence to policy thinking outside the box” was held on 26 August 2015 in the Philippines to debate why evidence was not fully translated into policy and practice ... -
Haemorrhage of gross domestic product from disability-adjusted-life-years among 15-59 year olds in Kenya
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Mwabu, Germano Mwiga (International Medical Society, 2018-03-24)This article estimates non-health gross domestic product (GDP) losses associated with Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALY) lost among 15-59 year olds (most productive age bracket) in Kenya in 2015.This study employs the ... -
Health financing in Africa: overview of a dialogue among high level policy makers
Sambo, Luis Gomes; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Ki-Zerbo, Georges (BioMed Central, 2011)Even though Africa has the highest disease burden compared with other regions, it has the lowest per capita spending on health. In 2007, 27 (51%) out the 53 countries spent less than US$50 per person on health. Almost 30% ... -
Impact of malaria morbidity on gross domestic product in Uganda
Orem, Juliet Nabyonga; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Azairwe, Robert; Kasirye, Ibrahim; Walker, Oladapo (BioMed Central, 2012)The burden of malaria is a key challenge to both human and economic development in malaria endemic countries. The impact of malaria can be categorized from three dimensions, namely: health, social and economic. The objective ... -
The Indirect Cost of Disability Adjusted Life Years Lost among the Elderly in Kenya
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Mburugu, Gitonga N; Huka, Guyo Sarr (International Medical Society, 2017)As Kenya accelerates the momentum to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 3 on health and 13 on combating impacts of climate change, it is critically important not to overlook their impacts on the elderly, i.e. ... -
Indirect cost of maternal deaths in the WHO African Region in 2010
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Mwabu, Germano Mwige; Orem, Juliet Nabyonga; Muthuri, Rosenabi Deborah Karimi (BioMed Central, 2014)An estimated 147,741 maternal deaths occurred in 2010 in 45 of the 47 countries in the African Region of the World Health Organization (WHO). The objective of this study was to estimate the indirect cost of maternal deaths ... -
Indirect cost of non-communicable diseases deaths in the World Health Organization African Region
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Mwabu, Germano M; M'Imunya, James Machoki; Karimi Muthuri, Rosenabi Deborah; Nkanata, Lenity Honesty Kainyu; Gitonga, Eric Bundi (International Medical Society, 2017)In 2012, a total of 9,398,809 deaths from all causes occurred in the WHO African Region; out of which 2,788,381 (29.67%) were due to non-communicable diseases (NCD). The objective of this study ... -
Indirect costs associated with deaths from the Ebola virus disease in West Africa
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Masiye, Felix; Kirigia, Doris Gatwiri; Akweongo, Patricia (BioMed Central, 2015)By 28 June 2015, there were a total of 11,234 deaths from the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in five West African countries (Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria and Sierra Leone). The objective of this study was to estimate the ... -
Investing in health systems for universal health coverage in Africa
Sambo, Luis Gomes; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri (BioMed Central, 2014)This study focused on the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region.The specific objectives were to prepare a synthesis on the situation of health systems’ components, to analyse the correlation ... -
Malaria control in the African Region: perceptions and viewspoints on proceedings of the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
Sambo, Luis Gomes; Ki-Zerbo, Georges; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri (BioMed Central, 2011)In 2009 a total of 153,408 malaria deaths were reported in Africa. Eleven countries showed a reduction of more than 50% in either confirmed malaria cases or malaria admissions and deaths in recent years. However, many ... -
The Monetary Value of Disability -Adjusted- Life -Years Lost in the East African Community in 2015
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Mwabu, Germano Mwiga (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2018-07-31)The East African Community (EAC) member states (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda,Tanzania and Uganda) incur annually a huge loss of disability-adjusted life years (DALY) from communicable and non-communicable diseases and injuries ... -
The Monetary Value of Disability-Adjusted Life Years in Kenya in 2017
Muthuri, Rose Nabi Deborah Karimi; Kirigia, Joses Muthuri (SAGE, 2020)All diseases and injuries exert a heavy epidemiological and socioeconomic burden on Kenya. The specific objectives of this study were (a) to estimate the monetary value of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from all ... -
Monetary Value of Disability-Adjusted Life Years and Potential Productivity Losses Associated With Neglected Tropical Diseases in the East African Community
Kirigia, Joses Muthuri; Kubai, Patrick Kinyua (Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2023)Introduction: In 2019, the East African Community (EAC) lost 12,048,918 disability-adjusted life-years (DALY) across all ages from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The specific objectives of the study reported in the ...