Research Officer (Evaluating Hospital Workloads & Case-Mix) Nairobi at Kenya Medical Research - KEMRI May, 2026 | MyJobMag

Key Responsibilities:

Compile existing data on hospital facilities, resources and geographic setting with a focus on Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals. Compile existing DHIS2 data on hospital outpatient (emergency and booked clinics), delivery care and inpatient episodes for each Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals ideally over the period 2021 to 2025 inclusive. Address any inconsistencies in the two data sources by triangulating with other sources using clearly articulated and logical processes to create the best: Hospital Capacity’ dataset possible. Hospital Workloads, Case-Mix and Outcomes’ dataset possible. Link Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals in each dataset through specific hospital identifiers and to their geographic location. Create suitable indices of hospital capacity that span important domains for the delivery of services. Develop an approach to aggregate reporting of workload for OPD and Inpatient areas and then for hospitals as a whole. Conduct analyses that explore variations in hospital capacity and workloads and link these to geographic location. Conduct analyses that contrast hospital capacity and workloads to explore variation in ‘productivity’ with the potential of proceeding to more sophisticated analyses of hospital efficiency. Support the wider data collection activities of the AFRHiCARE team including planning and taking part in county hospital surveys, development of REDCap databases and conducting data