Ministry of Health Kenya Advocates for Country-Led Innovation Partnerships at WHA79
Geneva May19,2026 Kenya has identified strengthening health workforce capacity, expanding digital interoperability, improving disease surveillance, advancing climate-resilient health systems, and promoting local manufacturing as key priority areas requiring demand-driven innovation partnerships to accelerate Universal Health Coverage.
At the “Reverse Pitch” session on the margins of the World Health Assembly in Geneva , we emphasized the need for innovations that are affordable, scalable, interoperable, and responsive to frontline healthcare realities.
The Ministry of Health Kenya called for stronger collaboration between governments, innovators, investors, academic institutions, and development partners to support sustainable health innovations and move countries from fragmented pilot projects to long-term health systems transformation.