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Kenya Committed To Improving Livelihoods Of Citizens Through Provision Of Quality & Affordable Health Services
Posted on : Monday, 2nd September 2019
Saitoti Torome, principal secretary of the State Department for Planning, said the government pledged to bridge skills and technological hiccups that have undermined provision of quality healthcare services.
Officials said that Kenya will grow budgetary allocation towards training of healthcare workers and accession of technologies in order to improve response to a rising disease burden.
"The government is committed to improving livelihoods of citizens through provision of quality, affordable and accessible health services," said Torome.
Achieving that goal requires huge investments in workforce, infrastructure, technologies and commodities, he added.
Torome spoke during the launch of 2018 Kenya Health Service Delivery Indicator Survey Report that shed light on the capacity of hospitals and clinics across the 47 counties in Kenya to respond to emerging diseases.
More than 3,094 health facilities were covered in the survey that was conducted by government agencies in partnership with the World Bank and UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
The survey disclosed that Kenya's health facilities have benefited from state-funded modernization program but required additional investments to handle challenges like drugs shortage and deficient workforce.
Wekesa Masasabi, acting director general in the Ministry of Health, said the government has accepted robust policies to promote delivery of quality healthcare to populations in under-served regions.
Masasabi said the government has prioritized strengthening of referral system and governance to promote seamless delivery of health services to citizens.
"We are committed to make sure that no citizen is denied access to medical services due to financial constraints by ensuring they have a health insurance cover," said Masasabi.
He said the health ministry and partners have invested in home-grown innovations to boost response to the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases like cancers and diabetes.
Source : newzmart
