Listen Ministry of Health The Ministry of Health is charged with formulation and implementation of health policy, sanitation policy, preventive and promotive health services, HIV/Aids and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) programmes, treatment and management, health education, family planning, food and food handling, and health inspections. Its vision is to have ‘a healthy, productive and globally […]
Infrastructure for Delivery of UHC
How to bridge gaps in provision of UHC
Listen Healthcare financing gaps: Many shortfalls exist in the provision of UHC in Kenya. Apart from the government coming up with innovative ways to increase the national health budget, it can also tap into other sources of funding for the health sector in order to bridge these gaps. The government can introduce special taxes such […]
Challenges in provision of UHC
Listen Provision of UHC is part of the Kenya’s efforts to attain the highest standard of the desired status of health. It aims at ensuring all Kenyans quality, promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitation health services without suffering financial hardship. UHC lowers the healthcare cost in the economy; forces doctors to offer the same standards of […]
Infrastructure for delivery of UHC
Listen Health infrastructure is critically important in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). According to the Ministry of Health, health infrastructure is defined as ‘all the physical infrastructure, inpatient beds, equipment, transport and technology (including ICT) required for effective delivery of services at the National Government and County Government level.’ The World Health Organisation (WHO) on […]