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Public Private Partnership in health
Posted in General by Cavin Otieno on September 30th, 2008

The German Technical Cooperation’s Health Sector Programme - jointly with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - through the health policy, supported a two-day workshop on Public Private Partnership in Health.


Hospital financing: some pertinent lessons for Kenya
Posted in Health Financing by Cavin Otieno on September 24th, 2008

Prof. Steffen Flessa, a consultant with GTZ and a healthcare management professional at the University of Greifswald, Germany gave a public lecture on the German Experiences and Challenges with Hospital Financing and drew lessons and alternatives for Kenya’s health system.


Commemoration of World Contraception Day
Posted in RH by Chacha Thorm Maisori on September 24th, 2008

The German Technical Cooperation’s (GTZ) Health Sector Programme is supporting the Division of Reproductive Health in commemorating the World Contraception Day to be held on 26th September 2008.


A glimmer of hope to Gender Based Violence survivor
Posted in FGM & Gender, Human Rights by Eva Aura on September 23rd, 2008

The GTZ Health Sector Programme (HSP) - in its commitment to fight gender based violence in Kenya and support survivors in accessing medical treatment, psychosocial support and justice - pledged to support the latest survivor of the most cruel form of gender based violence.


Health and Human Rights course
Posted in General, Human Rights by Lucy Kiama on September 23rd, 2008

This year the GTZ Kenya Health Sector Programme is participating in the Health and Human Rights Short Course being held at the University of Heidelberg.


Enhancing reporting on Health Financing
Posted in Health Financing by Jürgen Menze on September 22nd, 2008

The media can play a very pertinent role in highlighting and advocating for improved health financing in Kenya. Nonetheless, trends indicate that media advocacy strategies rarely focus on issues relating to health care financing. Owing to this fact, the GTZ Health Sector Programme supported a journalists’ training on health financing.


GTZ’s Financing Agreement with HENNET
Posted in General by Caroline Kigira-Ndolo on September 22nd, 2008

The GTZ Health Sector Programme (HSP) signed a financing agreement in support of the work of the Health NGOs Network (HENNET) for the period 1st October to 28th February 2009.


Stepping up efforts to fight Female Genital Mutilation
Posted in FGM & Gender by Johanna Wesemann on September 22nd, 2008

The Infomail on news and latest information from the supra-regional project “Ending Female Genital Mutilation” based at the GTZ Head Quarters, consolidates updates on different initiatives in the area of FGM.


‘Providing for Health’ mission to Kenya
Posted in General, Health Financing by Justus Vundi on September 18th, 2008

Following discussions during the 4th Sector Network meeting on Health and Social Protection held in Windhoek, Namibia, from 8th to 12th September 2008, a mission to Kenya from German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Headquarters  - under ‘Providing for Health’ initiative (P4H) - was proposed for November 2008 by GTZ Health Sector Programme, Kenya. This aims [...]


Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development
Posted in FGM & Gender by Johanna Wesemann on September 18th, 2008

The Gender Based Violence (GBV) component of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) Health Sector Programme Kenya, will be represented during the 7th International Dialogue on Population and Sustainable Development.


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