Benjamin Bellows, Ph.D.
Associate
Ben Bellows is an associate with the Population Council's Reproductive Health program in Nairobi, Kenya.
Bellows has more than 10 years' experience in rural development and health projects in South America and Africa. Before joining the Population Council, Bellows served as the technical advisor to Venture Strategies for Health and Development, leading the evaluation of a German Development Bank (KfW)–funded voucher program for treatment of sexually transmitted infections (2006–08) in western Uganda and an ongoing population assessment of a World Bank–funded maternal safe delivery voucher program in western Uganda.
Bellows received his Ph.D. in epidemiology (2009) at the University of California, Berkeley, where his research focused on the impact of private health care networks on population health in East Africa.
Benjamin Bellows, Ph.D.
Associate
Baby Monitor (more)
This mobile phone application, developed with partners at InSTEDD, takes clinical screening directly to women in the critical period before and after birth using interactive voice response technology to detect complications and take action.
(10/2011 - 9/2013)
Topics: Maternal and newborn health; Safe pregnancy, antenatal, and delivery care
Countries: Kenya
Evaluating Voucher-and-Accreditation Interventions to Improve Reproductive Health Service Delivery Business Models (more)
The Population Council is studying health voucher programs in East Africa and South Asia and sharing findings with national and global partners.
(11/2008 - 10/2013)
Topics: Health care financing; Strengthening health systems
Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
Benjamin Bellows, Ph.D.
Associate
A policy analysis of the implementation of a reproductive health vouchers program in Kenya (abstract) (PDF)Abuya,Timothy; Njuki,Rebecca; Warren,Charlotte; Okal,Jerry; Obare,Francis; Kanya,Lucy; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 12: 540-
Publication date: 2012
Community experiences and perceptions of reproductive health vouchers in Kenya (abstract) (PDF)
Njuki,Rebecca; Obare,Francis; Warren,Charlotte; Abuya,Timothy; Okal,Jerry; Mukuna,Wilson; Kanya,Lucy; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health
Publication date: 2012
Community-level impact of the reproductive health vouchers programme on service utilization in Kenya (abstract) (PDF)
Obare,Francis; Warren,Charlotte; Njuki,Rebecca; Abuya,Timothy; Sunday,Joseph; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
Health Policy and Planning Published online ahead of print, 3 April
Publication date: 2012
Determinants of facility deliveries and use of antenatal care in Cambodia: Implications for universal versus targeted finance strategy
Bajracharya,Ashish; Dingle,Antonia; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012
Exploring the effectiveness of the output-based aid voucher program to increase uptake of gender-based violence recovery services in Kenya: A qualitative evaluation (abstract) (HTML)
Njuki,Rebecca; Okal,Jerry; Warren,Charlotte; Obare,Francis; Abuya,Timothy; Kanya,Lucy; Undie,Chi-Chi; Bellows,Benjamin; Askew,Ian
BMC Public Health 12(1): 426-
Publication date: 2012
Health expenditure of women using reproductive health services at public health facilities in Cambodia
Chhorvann,A.C.; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Bajracharya,Ashish; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012
Increase in facility-based deliveries associated with a maternal health voucher programme in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya (abstract) (HTML)
Bellows,Benjamin; Kyobutungi,Catherine; Mutua,Martin Kavao; Warren,Charlotte; Ezeh,Alex C.
Health Policy and Planning Published online ahead of print, 21 March
Publication date: 2012
Lessons from sexual and reproductive health voucher program design and function: A systematic review
Gorter,A.C.; Grainger,C.; Okal,Jerry; Bellows,Benjamin
Working paper
Publication date: 2012
Unintended pregnancy among rural women in Bangladesh (abstract)
Rahman Noor,Forhana; Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Rob,Ubaidur; Bellows,Benjamin
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 32(2): 101-113
Publication date: 2012
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and RH status: Bangladesh (abstract) (PDF)
Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 11(1): 257-257
Publication date: 2011
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive behaviors and status in Cambodia (abstract) (PDF)
Bellows,Benjamin; Warren,Charlotte; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Chhorvann,Chhea; Sokhom,Hean; Men,Chean; Bajracharya,Ashish; Rob,Ubaidur; Rathavy,Tung
BMC Public Health 11: 667-
Publication date: 2011
Evaluation of the impact of the voucher and accreditation approach on improving reproductive health behaviors and status in Kenya (abstract) (PDF)
Warren,Charlotte; Abuya,Timothy; Obare,Francis; Sunday,Joseph; Njue,Rebecca; Askew,Ian; Bellows,Benjamin
BMC Public Health 11: 117-
Publication date: 2011
The use of vouchers for reproductive health services in developing countries: Systematic review (abstract) (PDF)
Bellows,Nicole M.; Bellows,Benjamin; Warren,Charlotte
Tropical Medicine and International Health 16(1): 84-96
Publication date: 2011
Using vouchers to increase access to maternal healthcare in Bangladesh (abstract)
Rob,Ubaidur; Rahman,Md.Moshiur; Bellows,Benjamin
International Quarterly of Community Health Education 30(4): 293-309
Publication date: 2010
Benjamin Bellows, Ph.D.
Associate
Determinants of facility deliveries and use of antenatal care in Cambodia: Implications for universal versus targeted finance strategyPresentation at the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Reproductive Health, Bangkok, Thailand, 24 August
Bajracharya,Ashish; Dingle,Antonia; Bellows,Benjamin
Publication date: 2012
Out-of-pocket expenditure among women using reproductive health services at public health facilities in Cambodia
Presentation at the IUSSP Scientific Panel on Reproductive Health, Bangkok, Thailand, 24 August
Chhorvann,Chhea; Vonthanak,Saphonn; Bajracharya,Ashish; Dingle,Antonia; Bellows,Benjamin
Publication date: 2012
Results-based financing and family planning: Evidence from reproductive health vouchers programs (PDF)
Presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC, 21 May
Bellows,Benjamin
Publication date: 2012
Trends and determinants of facility deliveries and antenatal care use in Cambodia: Evidence from the recent increase in service uptake
Poster presentation at Regional Forum on Healthcare Financing, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Bajracharya,Ashish; Dingle,Antonia; Bellows,Benjamin
Publication date: 2012
Increase in facility-based deliveries associated with a maternal health voucher programme in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Presentation at the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Montreux, Switzerland, 16-19 November
Bellows,Benjamin; Kyobutungi,Catherine; Mutua,Martin Kavao; Warren,Charlotte; Ezeh,Alex C.
Publication date: 2010
The use of vouchers for reproductive health services in developing countries: Systematic review
Presentation at the First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, Montreux, Switzerland, 16-19 November
Bellows,Nicole M.; Bellows,Benjamin; Warren,Charlotte
Publication date: 2010
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