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LiveWell Private Health Clinics in Kenya: Results from a Process Evaluation Model

Provision of care that is both high quality and affordable to poorer segments of the population is a common challenge for private providers that aim to be financially self-sustainable. LiveWell Health Clinics (later renamed to Viva Afya) were founded in 2009 to provide essential and preventive health care services to the poor in Kenya’s urban areas. By mid-2012, LiveWell had five clinics in slum areas in Nairobi and two urban areas in Central Province. The SHOPS project conducted a process evaluation of the LiveWell model in 2012 to assess whether this model can provide affordable quality health services to the urban poor and be financially viable.