What does this research mean for the field?

Floods in Kenya cause unequal disruptions in geographical access to healthcare across subnational regions, demonstrating the high vulnerability of the country's health system. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to analyze how floods affect healthcare accessibility and coverage in Kenya.

March 21, 2026Open Access

Impact analysis of flood-induced changes in geographical accessibility and coverage to healthcare in both public and private sector, 2024, Kenya

Key Points

The aim is to analyze how floods affect healthcare accessibility and coverage in Kenya.
Analyzed changes in geographical accessibility due to flood events
Examined both public and private healthcare sectors
Evaluated disaster preparedness measures in county health care planning
Identified significant disparities in healthcare access caused by floods
Highlighted the vulnerability of the health system across subnational regions
Emphasized the necessity for stronger disaster preparedness strategies

Abstract

Kenya's health system is highly vulnerable to floods, causing unequal disruptions in geographical access across subnational region. Incorporating disaster preparedness into county health care planning to strengthen health system resilience nationwide is needed.

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Robert et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69be36bf6e48c4981c675d4b https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-026-00461-x

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