Reproductive health and family planning financing in Kenya a mapping of the resource flows

Reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP) related policy making, budgeting and planning by governments and other stakeholders at country level would benefit tremendously if quality periodic reports that compare the health sector funding needs with the allocation of resources (domestic and external), actual expenditure and distribution of resources as well as projected availability of resources (domestic and external) are made available on regular basis. This evaluation report aims to give an overview of what is currently happening at the country level in tracking resources for Reproductive Health and Family planning. Besides being a comprehensive inventory of who is doing what in the field of RH/FP financing in Kenya, the report highlights the challenges facing RHA estimation process in Kenya and how they can be overcome.

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Reproductive health and family planning financing in Kenya a mapping of the resource flows