A Case in Kenya: Unlocking bottlenecks in public health supply chains through data dashboards and enhanced governance structures

The link between data and governance are key to making public health supply chains more integrated and responsive in order to get life-saving commodities to those in need. In particular, considering its significant health challenges, poor maternal and child health indicators, and major recent devolution in political authority, Kenya represents a country in need of an innovative revamp of their data management and governance. John Snow, Inc. (JSI) adapted various elements of proven interventions to build a customized structure to support routine data collection in order to drive decision making around supply chain improvement.