Global Heatlh 101 Healthcare System in Kenya Country Paper (Kenya) The purpose of the paper is to develop a conceptual framework for studying, analyzing an

Global Heatlh 101 Healthcare System in Kenya Country Paper (Kenya) The purpose of the paper is to develop a conceptual framework for studying, analyzing and comparing national health care systems. This will help to sensitize students to some of the historical, geographical, legal, cultural, political, and socio-economic factors that influence health behavior, as well as provide a comparative understanding of the main features of the nation’s health system and services. In this analysis and evaluation of another nation’s services and systems, the student should be able to examine and transfer models and experiences from one country to another. The framework for comparing health care services and systems is as follows: Political/Government and Geographic Structure Demographic Structure and Health Status Organized Structure of the Health Care System Financing of Health Care Health Workforce Health Systems Needs and Challenges Management Implications The paper should discuss specific characteristics of your chosen nation’s services and systems. Concept Paper The purpose of this paper is for the student to identify a particular area of interest and research, analyze, and review it. In doing this, students will be able to contextualize the factors that influence health behavior through analysis and evaluation of a topic of their choosing. In addition to that, students will identify the disruptive innovations that have impacted this particular topic and changed healthcare delivery. The framework for the specific topic paper is as follows: Introduction/ Background Information Importance Issues/ Financing of Healthcare How does this relate to global health and what are the disruptive innovations that have impacted this topic? Health System Needs and Challenges Management Implications You can talk about the following on the paper health policy issues, ethical concerns and issues, indicators of health, system components and structure, workforce composition and needs, health care reforms, health care priorities, mortality and morbidity, financing issues, future directions, management problems and issues, technology, public vs. private systems, access to care, cost of care, quality of care, and other important items.