Kenya adopted the first National Drug Policy (KNDP) in 1994, concurrently with the Health Policy Framework (KHPF), to guide much- needed reform on pharmaceuticals. However implementation of the KNDP was severely hampered by subsequent lack of the requisite legal, administrative and financial support. Over the years, the urgency to reform the sector steadily increased, as…
This is a report of the Taskforce that was established through the Return to Work Formula signed on 12th December 2011 to look into the Strengthening of Health Service Delivery following the doctors’ strike. The Task Force had twelve members: six from the Union and six from the Government with a provision that the latter…
rticle 43 of the Kenyan Constitution states that every Kenyan has a right to quality and affordable health care, including reproductive health; it further states that no Kenyan can be denied access to emergency health services when in need. The implication of this article is that barriers to health care services of whatever kind will…
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 implementation of the Kenya National AIDS Strategic plan (KNASP) was guided by the national AIDS Control Council’s (NACC) goals, visions, and targets. While the KNASP II has been implemented successfully, various challenges were experienced in this process, especially with regard to HIV information. Various assessments conducted by stakeholders reveal similar inadequacies in monitoring and…
For many years in Kenya, limited knowledge and skills about basic aspects of sexuality, especially among health care providers, has been a major hindrance to the effective provision of reproductive health care. Health care professionals of all levels have long expressed a strong desire to receive training on the topic of human sexuality, in order…
Quality is a critical dimension of Social Justice and Human Rights principles and it forms one of the pillars of a viable and sustainable health care system. As such, there has been a growing interest among the Policy Makers and Stakeholders during the recent past to improve quality of care through establishment of a customer…
The single most powerful conclusion from the analysis of child survival and intervention packaging is the realization of the potential of newborn care interventions in reducing child mortality. Childhood mortality can be reduced by eliminating neonatal death from preventable causes, i.e., severe infection, asphyxia and preterm and low birth weight. In Africa, about 265,000 women…