Lawrence Were, PhD

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practical Interests

Lawrence Were’s research focuses on application of health economics in the estimation of the impact of reforms within healthcare systems and health insurance programs on the outcomes of marginalized and high-risk populations such as informal traders and HIV+ individuals including pregnant women and their children. He is also interested in Global Health and HIV/AIDS financing mechanisms and Geo-Spatial aspects of public health. He has research projects in Kenya, Ghana, and Nepal. Were teaches courses in Comparative Healthcare Systems; Global Health; Social Determinants of Health; and Research Methods.

Selected Publications

Lists of published works: Google Scholar

• Lesego, A., Tsegaye, T., Were, L. P. O., Sakvarelidze, G., Garg, S., Morrison, L., . . . Achoki, T. (2023). Assessment of the Global Fund-supported procurement and supply chain reforms at the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 13(12), e073390. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-0733904
• Starnes, J. R., Rogers, A., Wamae, J., Okoth, V., Mudhune, S. A., Omondi, A., . . . Wamai, R. (2023). Childhood mortality and associated factors in Migori County, Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional survey.. BMJ Open, 13(8), e074056. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074056
• Thapa, B. (2023). Do Targeted Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Improve Health Outcomes? Evidence from Kenyan Decentralization.. In International Health Economic Association (IHEA) World Congress. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Li, A., Starnes, J., Omondi, A., Were, V., Vill, B., Were, L., . . . Moon, T. (2023). Prevalence and determinants of contraception utilization over time in Migori County, Kenya: Repeated cross-sectional household surveys. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 27(6), 17-26. doi:10.29063/ajrh2023/v27i6.2
• Were, L. (2023). “The Kenyan Healthcare System: Historical Policy Dispensation & Contemporary Reforms.” In Yale University Comparative Healthcare Systems Seminar. New Haven, CT.
• Were, L. (2023). ‘Health Insurance Deserts’ & Disparities in Healthcare Coverage in Kenya: A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Population Level Household Data in Kenya.. In Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Washington, DC.
• Were, L. (2023). “Climate Change & Human Health: Has Climate Change Influenced “Fish-for-Sex” & HIV/AIDS in Fishing Communities. In Spring 2023 Global Health Research Seminar Series. Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
  Were, L. (2023). Overview of Geospatial Analysis in Public Health: Case Studies of Malaria & Health Insurance Enrollment. In Northeastern University Global Health Initiative (NUGHI) 5th Annual Conference. Boston, MA.
• Lesego, A., Were, L., Tegaye, T., Rafiu, I., Morrison, L., Peterson, T., . . . Achoki, T. (n.d.). Lessons from the Global Fund-Supported Procurement and Supply Chain Investments in Zimbabwe: a mixed methods study. Research Square. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2662781/v1
  Were, L. (2023). Climate Change and Health: Exploration of Recent Developments within Fishing Communities. In 2023 Human Capital Initiative Research Symposium, Global Development Policy (GDP) Center. Boston University, Boston, MA.
• Were, L., Kachingwe, O., Goldman, T., Ma, Y., Awuor, F., Nyamweya, C., . . . Gopal, S. (n.d.). Climate Change, Transactional Sex, HIV/AIDS & Sustainable Livelihoods among Fishing Communities in the Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa. Center for Open Science. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/9DTW4
• Were, L. (2023). Tips for Planning & Writing Successful Grant Proposals. In 2023 Boston University/University of Kwazulu-Natal Psychiatric Research Week. Durban, South Africa.
  Were, L. (2023). Putting it Together: From Design to Paper in Qualitative Research. In 2023 Boston University/University of Kwazulu-Natal Psychiatric Research Week. Durban, South Africa.
  Were, L. (2023). The Case for Centering Health Systems Frameworks in Global Mental Health Programming & Research. In 2023 Boston University/University of Kwazulu-Natal Psychiatric Research Week. Durban, South Africa.