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Edwine is the Executive Director for KEMRI-Wellcome Research Programme. As Executive Director Edwine is responsible for delivering the programme vision to conduct high quality, purposeful, and relevant research in human health, building sustainable research capacity and leadership. He is a Professor of Health Economics at the University of Oxford. He has a PhD in health economics (University of Cape Town), a master's degree in health economics (University of Cape Town), and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (University of Nairobi). Edwine’s research interests include health financing; equity and efficiency analysis in healthcare; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions; measuring health systems' performance; and health system governance. Edwine has several years of experience of practice, advisory, and conducting health economics and financing research in Kenya and in the broader Sub-Saharan African region. He provides health financing advisory to the Kenya Ministry of Health with his latest roles including appointments by the Minister of Health to the taskforce for COVID-19 vaccine deployment, the reform of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), and Kenya Health Benefits Advisory Panel. At the regional level, his latest appointments include as a chair of the advisory board of the Africa CDC’s Health Economic Programme, and as chair of the Africa Universal Health Coverage Commission. He also provides health financing technical advisory support to several international development organizations, including the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), focusing on the broader Sub-Saharan African region.
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Edwine’s research interests include health financing; equity and efficiency analysis in healthcare; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions; measuring health systems' performance; and health system governance.
Recent publications
Quantifying relative health impact across Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's portfolio in 117 countries at the subregional level: a modelling study.
Gaythorpe, K. A. M.
Li, X.
Shankar, M.
Hartner, A. M.
Gibney, Z.
Abbas, K.
Abeysuriya, R.
Alam, C.
Auzenbergs, M.
Azman, A. S.
Barasa, E.
Costello, A.
Ferrari, M. J.
Fraser, K.
Fu, H.
Haile, L.
Kakai, R. G.
Karachaliou-Prasinou, A.
Lee, E. C.
Katama, E. N.
Kim, J. H.
Jit, M.
Liu, Y.
Malinga, J.
Moore, S.
Nayagam, S.
Nedjati-Gilani, G.
Okell, L. C.
Onifade, A. A.
Papadopoulos, T.
Penny, M. A.
Perkins, T. A.
Pitzer, V. E.
Portnoy, A.
Procter, S. R.
Saraswati, C. M.
Scott, N.
Seaman, C.
Shattock, A. J.
Sim, S. Y.
Tran, Q.
Vynnycky, E.
Winter, A. K.
Hinsley, W.
Ferguson, N. M.
Trotter, C. L.
Lancet, (2026). 407:1941-1952
Mapping evidence for health policy and systems decision-making: a spectrum approach bridging tacit and scientific knowledge across local and global contexts.
Waithaka, D.
Tsofa, B.
Glenton, C.
Nzinga, J.
Koduah, A.
Barasa, E.
Lewin, S.
Gopinathan, U.
Health Res Policy Syst, (2026). :
Effects of health insurance on out-of-pocket payments: a coarsened exact matching analysis using Kenya's 2022 demographic and health survey.
Okova, D.
Tafadzwa Lukwa, A.
Oyando, R.
Barasa, E.
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e111675
Examining evidence use in vaccine policymaking in Kenya: A qualitative case study.
Waithaka, D.
Lewin, S.
Nzinga, J.
Gopinathan, U.
Glenton, C.
Barasa, E.
Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). :
Economic burden of typhoid among hospitalised children in Kenya.
Mandaliya, P.
Orangi, S.
Waluke, I.
Okech, F.
Masiye, F.
Onwujekwe, O.
Chola, L.
Barasa, E.
BMJ Glob Health, (2026). 11:
Biography
Edwine is the Executive Director for KEMRI-Wellcome Research Programme. As Executive Director Edwine is responsible for delivering the programme vision to conduct high quality, purposeful, and relevant research in human health, building sustainable research capacity and leadership. He is a Professor of Health Economics at the University of Oxford. He has a PhD in health economics (University of Cape Town), a master's degree in health economics (University of Cape Town), and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (University of Nairobi). Edwine’s research interests include health financing; equity and efficiency analysis in healthcare; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions; measuring health systems' performance; and health system governance. Edwine has several years of experience of practice, advisory, and conducting health economics and financing research in Kenya and in the broader Sub-Saharan African region. He provides health financing advisory to the Kenya Ministry of Health with his latest roles including appointments by the Minister of Health to the taskforce for COVID-19 vaccine deployment, the reform of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), and Kenya Health Benefits Advisory Panel. At the regional level, his latest appointments include as a chair of the advisory board of the Africa CDC’s Health Economic Programme, and as chair of the Africa Universal Health Coverage Commission. He also provides health financing technical advisory support to several international development organizations, including the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), focusing on the broader Sub-Saharan African region.
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Edwine’s research interests include health financing; equity and efficiency analysis in healthcare; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions; measuring health systems' performance; and health system governance.
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Quantifying relative health impact across Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance's portfolio in 117 countries at the subregional level: a modelling study.
Gaythorpe, K. A. M.
Li, X.
Shankar, M.
Hartner, A. M.
Gibney, Z.
Abbas, K.
Abeysuriya, R.
Alam, C.
Auzenbergs, M.
Azman, A. S.
Barasa, E.
Costello, A.
Ferrari, M. J.
Fraser, K.
Fu, H.
Haile, L.
Kakai, R. G.
Karachaliou-Prasinou, A.
Lee, E. C.
Katama, E. N.
Kim, J. H.
Jit, M.
Liu, Y.
Malinga, J.
Moore, S.
Nayagam, S.
Nedjati-Gilani, G.
Okell, L. C.
Onifade, A. A.
Papadopoulos, T.
Penny, M. A.
Perkins, T. A.
Pitzer, V. E.
Portnoy, A.
Procter, S. R.
Saraswati, C. M.
Scott, N.
Seaman, C.
Shattock, A. J.
Sim, S. Y.
Tran, Q.
Vynnycky, E.
Winter, A. K.
Hinsley, W.
Ferguson, N. M.
Trotter, C. L.
Lancet, (2026). 407:1941-1952
Mapping evidence for health policy and systems decision-making: a spectrum approach bridging tacit and scientific knowledge across local and global contexts.
Waithaka, D.
Tsofa, B.
Glenton, C.
Nzinga, J.
Koduah, A.
Barasa, E.
Lewin, S.
Gopinathan, U.
Health Res Policy Syst, (2026). :
Effects of health insurance on out-of-pocket payments: a coarsened exact matching analysis using Kenya's 2022 demographic and health survey.
Okova, D.
Tafadzwa Lukwa, A.
Oyando, R.
Barasa, E.
BMJ Open, (2026). 16:e111675
Examining evidence use in vaccine policymaking in Kenya: A qualitative case study.
Waithaka, D.
Lewin, S.
Nzinga, J.
Gopinathan, U.
Glenton, C.
Barasa, E.
Tsofa, B.
Health Policy Plan, (2026). :
Economic burden of typhoid among hospitalised children in Kenya.
Mandaliya, P.
Orangi, S.
Waluke, I.
Okech, F.
Masiye, F.
Onwujekwe, O.
Chola, L.
Barasa, E.
BMJ Glob Health, (2026). 11:
Biography
Edwine is the Executive Director for KEMRI-Wellcome Research Programme. As Executive Director Edwine is responsible for delivering the programme vision to conduct high quality, purposeful, and relevant research in human health, building sustainable research capacity and leadership. He is a Professor of Health Economics at the University of Oxford. He has a PhD in health economics (University of Cape Town), a master's degree in health economics (University of Cape Town), and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy (University of Nairobi). Edwine’s research interests include health financing; equity and efficiency analysis in healthcare; economic evaluation of healthcare interventions; measuring health systems' performance; and health system governance. Edwine has several years of experience of practice, advisory, and conducting health economics and financing research in Kenya and in the broader Sub-Saharan African region. He provides health financing advisory to the Kenya Ministry of Health with his latest roles including appointments by the Minister of Health to the taskforce for COVID-19 vaccine deployment, the reform of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), and Kenya Health Benefits Advisory Panel. At the regional level, his latest appointments include as a chair of the advisory board of the Africa CDC’s Health Economic Programme, and as chair of the Africa Universal Health Coverage Commission. He also provides health financing technical advisory support to several international development organizations, including the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), focusing on the broader Sub-Saharan African region.