Govt Still on Track to Provide 100% Universal Health Coverage – Kenyatta
President
Speaking Tuesday during his State of the Nation Address,
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Regarding affordability of healthcare,
"Our sizable health budget will be used to expand access to primary health care services, ensure free maternity, eliminate user fees for public primary care, and subsidized health insurance for the elderly and people with severe disabilities," he said.
On the uptake of the
"In previous years, only 4,430 hospitals had been built in
And to ensure that access to healthcare is cascaded to the lowest administrative unit, the president stated that level 5 hospitals increased by 44%, level 4 by 9%, Level 3 by 34%, and level 2 by 49%.
On reproductive Health care, the president stated the Linda Mama Programme, which has led to the increase of birth deliveries by skilled providers from 43 per cent to 62 per cent. This has also fostered a decline in maternal mortality rates by 26 per cent.
Moreover, he said,
"During one of my inspection visits to Mukuru Kwa Rueben, an informal settlement in
Besides the 15 fully-fledged health centres within Nairobi Metropolis: among them,
Health insurance tour makes its way to Wenatchee [The Wenatchee World, Wash.]
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