On 26th of January 2018, Kenya Healthcare Federation, AMREF and Malteser International organized a successful introductory meeting for the MSP partnership at Radisson Blu, Upperhill, Nairobi. The turnout to the meeting was good and attendees included the H.E. Governor of Isiolo and Chairman of the Council of Governors Health Committees, Dr. Mohammed Kuti, County Executive Committee Health Members from across the country, professional associations, healthcare providers and training institutions.
The Chairman of KHF Dr. Amit Thakker spoke about the significance of timely interventions in the health sector in light of the strikes of 2017. He stressed the growing importance of the health sector and highlighted that the sector has been positioned to create the second highest number of jobs in Africa in the coming years. The esteemed Governor of Isiolo County, Dr. Mohammed Kuti addressed the attendees and urged them to take steps towards universal healthcare. He said that counties need to start thinking of how they can pre-empt upcoming challenges and pointed towards good relationships between health workers and county managers, technological advancements, better health financing models and appropriate training provisions as the way forward.
Pictured: H.E Dr. Mohammed Kuti: Governor Isiolo County
The introductory MSP meeting was carried out to vote for health specialist cadres that would be strengthened through the MSP partnership. The stakeholders were taken through needs analysis of 10 shortlisted health specialist cadres and then invited to vote for the health specialist professions that would be focused on in the MSP project.
Emergency Care Professionals, Community Health Workers and Health Records and Information Officers were chosen through the voting process to be the focus of the MSP project. The stakeholders were given an opportunity to voice their views on the chosen cadres from their perspective as outlined below.
On 26th of January 2018, Kenya Healthcare Federation, AMREF and Malteser International organized a successful introductory meeting for the MSP partnership at Radisson Blu, Upperhill, Nairobi. The turnout to the meeting was good and attendees included the H.E. Governor of Isiolo and Chairman of the Council of Governors Health Committees, Dr. Mohammed Kuti, County Executive Committee Health Members from across the country, professional associations, healthcare providers and training institutions.
The Chairman of KHF Dr. Amit Thakker spoke about the significance of timely interventions in the health sector in light of the strikes of 2017. He stressed the growing importance of the health sector and highlighted that the sector has been positioned to create the second highest number of jobs in Africa in the coming years. The esteemed Governor of Isiolo County, Dr. Mohammed Kuti addressed the attendees and urged them to take steps towards universal healthcare. He said that counties need to start thinking of how they can pre-empt upcoming challenges and pointed towards good relationships between health workers and county managers, technological advancements, better health financing models and appropriate training provisions as the way forward.
Pictured: H.E Dr. Mohammed Kuti: Governor Isiolo County
The introductory MSP meeting was carried out to vote for health specialist cadres that would be strengthened through the MSP partnership. The stakeholders were taken through needs analysis of 10 shortlisted health specialist cadres and then invited to vote for the health specialist professions that would be focused on in the MSP project.
Emergency Care Professionals, Community Health Workers and Health Records and Information Officers were chosen through the voting process to be the focus of the MSP project. The stakeholders were given an opportunity to voice their views on the chosen cadres from their perspective as outlined below.
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