Accelerating the pace towards attainment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is top on the agenda of many nations. From 20th to 22nd September 2010, world leaders will meet in New York at the Millennium Summit to discuss the progress made on MDGs. 2015 is the target year by which to achieve these globally agreed goals [...]

In an editorial in the “Tropical Medicine and International Health” journal Ms Valery Ridde analyses how per diems have negatively impacted on health care interventions, health research and contributed to health care systems dysfunctions in Africa. She notes that “If some expect that Africa will not achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, we believe [...]

South Africa’s (SA) leading experts analyze the current status of HIV/AIDS and make bold recommendations for the future if SA is to reach its 2015 targets . The short, well written paper reviews current practice in prevention and treatment.  The paper stresses the need for a “focus on fundamentals and leadership in order to change [...]

Financing of health care is important globally. In Kenya, health financing has been high on the agenda of government, development partners and other stakeholders for a long time. This is because of health financing challenges that the country experiences- high out of pocket expenditure, limited funding of health care, unsustainable funding from development partners and [...]

Since more then two years Bamburi Cement Ltd. and the GTZ Health Sector Programme combine their strengths and efforts in order to setup and improve HIV/AIDS workplace programmes for app. 10.000 workers and their dependants of the Bamburi Cement Ltd. branches and contractor companies of Bamburi. Now both organisations plan to expand their joint workplace programme activities. In future they would like to widen their approach MORE

The United States Government (USG) held a consultative meeting on 3rd August 2010 with Development Partners in Health in Kenya (DPHK) to discuss the priorities for strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)/ Health Management Information Systems (HMIS)  in the Kenyan health sector. The discussions were intended to inform capacity development plans under USG’s new country programme [...]

The Development Partners in Health Kenya (DPHK) held its monthly meeting on 19 August 2010. The German Development Cooperation (GDC), through GTZ Health Sector Programme, participated in the meeting as a member of the development partners group and in its capacity as one of the deputy-chairs of the DPHK.

The regular health review/planning summit was held on 22nd July 2010. German Development Corporation (GDC) participated in the Summit as a key development partner in the Kenyan health sector and was represented by the Sector Coordinator, Dr. Klaus Hornetz.

“The cultural, religious and ethnic dynamics around the subject of homosexuality continue to create controversy in the legal and political spheres of Kenya. To be homosexual is still identified as unnatural, ungodly, a taboo while stigmatisation and hostility persist,” interview with the Gay and Lesbian Coalition of Kenya.  The GTZ health sector programme in Kenya [...]

Kenya has made significant progress in fighting female genital mutilation. This is demonstrated by comparable national data over the last 10 years that confirms a significant decline in the practice in Kenya. This position was also echoed by Prof. Collette Suda, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, while charing a meeting of the ‘National [...]