GTZ Health Sector Programme in Kenya

The Division of Health Information Systems (HIS) works with the Provincial Health Records Information Officers (PHRIO) and District Health Records Information Officers (DHRIO) to maintain a list of health facilities in Kenya. MORE »

The GTZ Health Sector Programme is in the process of preparing its project progress review, which is the binding element of all GTZ development measures and serves to steer and prepare the next phase of the of the project. MORE »

The German BACKUP Initiative (http://www.gtz.de/backup) has since 2002 been supporting governmental, civil society, and academic partners in addressing, in the long term, the problem of infectious diseases, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria using global financing mechanisms (such as the Global Fund). MORE »

The GTZ Health Sector Programme took part in the launch of Mlolongo Roadside Wellness Centre in Athi River, an initiative of North Star Foundation to provide health care to transport workers, that was held on 10th March 2010. MORE »

A report of the Masters study of Dr. Mokaya, who finalised his studies at the University of Heidelberg through the support of GTZ Health Sector Programme, indicates that the level of unmet obstetric needs in rural Kenya is still high. MORE »

On 8th March 2010, a meeting was held with public private partnership (PPP) experts from the GTZ Health Sector Programme, GTZ headquarters, the Kenya HIV AIDS Business Council and Kenya Airways in order to discuss opportunities to start a joint PPP project.  MORE »

Simon Stumpf, the Kenya and Somalia desk officer of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), contends that important steps regarding the future direction of  development cooperation in Kenya has been made. MORE »

As the world celebrates the International Women’s Day, we at GTZ Health Sector Programme celebrate a brave, relentless and selfless woman and human rights defender, Ms. Ann Njogu. Ms. Njogu is a key partner and consultant of GTZ Health Sector Programme and offers advisory support in the areas of human rights, especially gender based violence and human rights based approach to programming. MORE »

Successful Knowledge Management (KM) is vital for a large organization like the GTZ Health Sector Program (HSP). The program is maintaining a number of KM tools that are seeking to capture, organize, and share knowledge.  MORE »

Kenyan and German governments have agreed to continue with the cooperation with a focus on Health Sector Reforms, Health Financing/Social Protection and Sexual and Reproductive Health including Family Planning, HIV/AIDS and Gender Based Violence which includes Female Genital Mutilation. MORE »

The GTZ Health Sector Programme participated in a meeting to explore areas of collaboration with the National Commission on Gender and Development in the area of information and Communication Technologies (ICT). MORE »

As a key stakeholder in the Kenyan health sector and one of the two deputy chairs of the Development Partners in Health Kenya (DPHK), the German Development Cooperation (through GTZ Health Sector Programme) participated in the review of Annual operational Plan 4 (AOP 4) that took place on March, 3, 2010. MORE »

As the sub-sector lead among the development partners on public- private partnerships, the German Development Cooperation (through GTZ Health Sector Programme) participated in the first meeting of the Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee (ICC) Public-Private Partnership (PPP)  that was held on Wednesday 3rd March 2010. MORE »

The GTZ Kenya Health Sector Programme hosted the GTZ Health Sector Network Meeting on Health and Social Protection from 20th Feb – 26th Feb 2010 at the Serena Beach Hotel in Mombasa.  MORE »