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Kenya's health care system is structured in a step-wise manner so that complicated cases are referred to a higher level. Gaps in the system are filled by private and church run units. Level 1 Community Health Units; Level 2 Dispensaries and private clinics; Level 3 Health centres; Level 4 Sub-county hospitals and nursing homes
The Social Health Authority (SHA) is a State Corporation of the Government of Kenya that is responsible for the provision and management of public health insurance within the Republic of Kenya. [1] The core business and mandate of the SHA is to provide accessible, affordable, sustainable and quality health insurance for all Kenyan citizens, and ...
Mobilizing funds to support maternal, newborn and child health initiatives and to focus public attention on the challenges surrounding maternal, newborn and child health in Kenya; and; Educating women on the need for a healthy lifestyle, e.g. participating in sports, and encouraging them to adopt preventive health strategies.
Great Lakes University of Kisumu (or GLUK) is a Kenyan private chartered university. [1] The idea of establishing the Great Lakes University of Kisumu originated in the Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development (TICH) in Africa, which spearheaded the application for authority to operate as a university.
Ministry of Health. Mwai Kibaki (1988–1991) Charity Kaluki Ngilu (2003–2007) Ministries of Public Health and Medical Services (created in 2008) Ministry of Public Health Beth Mugo (2008-2012) Ministry of Medical Services Peter Anyang Nyong'o (2008-2012) Ministry of Health. James Wainaina Macharia (2013-2015) [7] Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu (2015-2017)
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Kenya and accounts for an estimated 16 percent of outpatient consultations. Malaria transmission and infection risk in Kenya are determined largely by altitude, rainfall patterns, and temperature, which leads to considerable variation in malaria prevalence by season and across geographic regions.
The Vision's adoption comes after the country's GDP growth went from 0.6% in 2002 to 6.1% in 2006, [5] under Kibaki's Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS). The Kenya Vision 2030 is to be implemented in successive five-year plans, with the first such plan covering the period 2008–2012.
A children's hygiene club in a village in Kenya. Community health clubs (CHCs) also known as community hygiene clubs are voluntary community-based organizations in Africa dedicated to improving public health through the promotion of hygiene. [1] CHCs are formed at the village level. The concept was developed and popularized by Africa AHEAD, a ...