Rebecca Njuguna
MSc
Researcher in Health Economics
Rebecca joined the Health Economics Research Centre (HERC) as a researcher in May 2024, to work on projects aimed at conducting economic evaluations of various interventions for child anxiety. Rebecca’s research interests include mental health, economic evaluations, econometric analysis, and health technology assessment (HTA).
Before joining HERC, Rebecca worked as a research officer at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. In this role, she conducted economic evaluations of interventions for severe childhood illnesses and was involved in projects evaluating health systems efficiency and institutionalisation of HTA in Kenya.
Prior to this, Rebecca was awarded an MSc in Health Economics and Decision Science at University College London (UCL). During that time, she completed a thesis assessing differences in the risk premium between women engaging in commercial and transactional sex in Cameroon.
Recent publications
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Does the Risk Premium Differ Between Women Engaging in Commercial and Transactional Sex? Evidence From Urban Cameroon.
Njuguna RG. et al, (2025), Health Econ
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Catastrophic expenditure associated with childhood hospitalisation for acute illness in Kenya and Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
Jemutai J. et al, (2025), BMJ Public Health, 3
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Examining the influence of health sector coordination on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.
Nyawira L. et al, (2023), BMC Health Serv Res, 23
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Examining the influence of budget execution processes on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.
Musiega A. et al, (2023), Health Policy Plan, 38, 351 - 362
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Correction to: Examining the influence of budget execution processes on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya.
(2023), Health Policy Plan, 38