he Kenya health sector has re-aligned its policy and strategic direction in line with the Kenya 2010 constitution, Kenya Health Policy and Kenya Health Sector Strategic Plan so as to achieve its long and medium term health sector strategic intents respectively. The health workforce is one of seven policy orientations specified in the Kenya Health…
The 2014 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) provides information to help monitor and evaluate population and health status in Kenya. The survey, which follows up KDHS surveys conducted in 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2008-09, is of special importance for several reasons. New indicators not collected in previous KDHS surveys, such as noncommunicable diseases,…
Health care facilities are potentially hazardous workplaces that expose their workers to a wide range of hazards. Generally, it is assumed among healthcare workers and the general public that the greatest occupational health and safety risk faced by healthcare workers is infection resulting from exposure to blood and body fluids as well as infected air-borne…
Kenya’s second National Health Sector Strategic Plan (NHSSP II: 2005-2010) defined a new approach to the way the sector would deliver health care services to Kenyans, using the Kenya Essential Package for Health (KEPH) and community involvement approaches. To operationalize community involvement in the community health strategy, the document, “Taking the Kenya Essential Package for…
The Government is committed to the improvement of access and equity to essential health care services and to ensure that the health sector plays its role in the realization of the Kenya Vision 2030. As a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals, Kenya has expressed its commitment to the achievement of these goals. Other guiding…
The development of the Kenya Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan 2013-2017 is guided by the Kenya’s Vision 2030. It acknowledges that improved health is a critical driver to the achievement of this vision. Kenya’s Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life by…
In Kenya, nurses provide the bulk of direct patient care at all levels of health services delivery. The Kenya Nursing Workforce Report is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive overview of the status of nursing in Kenya. The report provides county level data on trends in Kenya’s nursing workforce to inform health systems…
The Ministries of Health (MOH) welcome the new National Guidelines for PMTCT Peer Education and Psychosocial Support in Kenya: The Kenya Mentor Mother Program, which will provide guidance for the standardization and integration of peer education and psychosocial support services within the Kenyan national PMTCT program. These guidelines are an important part of the government’s…
The strategic plan for the Ministry of Medical Services underlines medical services reform agenda as a lead strategy in the realization of the sectoral objectives outlined in the NHSSP II and Vision 2030. Central to this agenda is the need to strengthen health care service delivery focusing on equitable access, quality and responsiveness, efficiency and…