Health Principal Secretary Peter Tum on Thursday September 6, hosted the Principal Secretary for Water Supply from the State Government of Gujarat India, Mr. Jagdish Prasad.
The two leaders discussed areas of cooperation to make pharmaceuticals and other medical commodities affordable towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
“Commodities are key to UHC, they make 40% of the total cost of UHC,” Eng. Tum said.
Mr. Prasad said his Government has implemented UHC and is willing to cooperate with Kenya on a formula for pricing of medical commodities to ensure affordability and also improve nutrition.