Kenya Program Profile

The SHOPS project implemented a three-year program funded by the United States Agency for International Development (February 2012 to September 2015) in Kenya that had two objectives: (1) increase health care coverage through new and expanded private health care financing mechanisms; and (2) increase the availability and improve the sustainability of quality private health and HIV and AIDS services and products by identifying, supporting, and improving private sector models. This profile presents the goals, components, results, and the following lessons learned from the SHOPS program in Kenya:

• The private health sector presents additional opportunities to mobilize domestic resources for health programs.
• Private health insurance could be an effective tool to increase the population of people living with HIV enrolled in antiretroviral therapy by expanding access to care and treatment at private health facilities.
• Engaging the private sector requires addressing business challenges.
• New technologies and data present opportunities to strengthen sustainable private sector models.
• The private sector is not accustomed to sharing information.