Events to mark World Contraception Day in Bondo District started off by three days of creating awareness on modern methods of family planning. This was followed by one day outreach through which integrated family planning and HIV testing and counseling services were provided. The marking of World Contraception Day took place at the Jaramogi Oginga [...]

“In view of the recently released KDHS 2008/09 results, the slow progress in attainment of reproductive health goals is of great concern. This calls for the  need for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to build strategic partnerships to improve reproductive health services at both institutional and programme levels,” Dr. Shiphrah Kuria, Acting Head DRH, the [...]

The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation has challenged the media in Kenya to take an active role in promoting contraception uptake in order to help the country manage its population.

The World Contraception Day will be marked on 26th September. This year’s theme is ‘it’s your life, it’s your responsibility’. The theme highlights the need to encourage young people to take responsibility for contraception to prevent unplanned pregnancies and STIs/HIV. In Kenya, this event will be hosted at the Mathare Police Depot in Nairobi on [...]

The German BACKUP initiative, through GTZ Health Sector Programme, is supporting four organisations in Kenya to implement gender sensitive and gender transformative HIV programmes. The support is a contribution to better health for all Kenyans. This is in line with the Kenyan new Constitution that protects the health rights of all Kenyans.

The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Ministry of Medical Services have established a provincial task force to spearhead the implementation of the national reproductive health policies and strategies in Nyanza Province. This is aimed at steering the Province towards the achievement of the national and global targets set for reproductive health indicators.

Proper management of health care waste is an integral part of health care delivery. The GTZ Health Sector Programme, through a public private partnership programme, is contributing to this goal by supporting private health care facilities to improve their health care waste management practices  (see details - http://www.gtzkenyahealth.com/blog3/?p=6023). As a step towards the realisation of [...]

The Deloitte consultancy firm is set to begin evaluating operations in the NHIF Branch Office. This is after the firm reported that they had largely completed the NHIF Organizational review first steps on central level.

The National Commission on Gender and Development held a breakfast meeting on gender responsive budgeting on 17th September 2010. Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) seeks to ensure that the needs and interest of women and men from different groups are addressed in governments’ budget. GRB is therefore one of the most effective tools to mainstream gender [...]

The Social Health Insurance aspect of the Health Care Financing Strategy and Policy will be piloted in Kericho District, Rift Valley Province. Kericho is home to Kenya’s large tea industry (Photo: Wikipedia