Frank Wafula

Frank graduated with a BPharm degree from the University of Nairobi in 2004, and joined the Consortium for Research on Equitable Health Systems (CREHS) under the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Programme in 2006 to examine the implementation of the IMCI policy change and its impact on health system equity. Frank was awarded a Wellcome Trust Masters Fellowship in 2007 and completed his MSc in Public Health (Health Services Research) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2008. He is currently registered for a PhD at the Open University (UK). For his research, Frank is using surveys, systematic reviews and qualitative methodology to understand the operation and regulation of specialized drug shops in Kenya. His main interest is exploring how economic and policy analysis tools can be applied to inform policy on appropriateness and cost-effectiveness of alternative ways of regulating the private health sector in developing countries.