Ministry of Health and PATH Kenya Boost collaboration to Advance Universal Health Coverage

𝐍𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈, 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 –The Ministry of Health and PATH Kenya have renewed their commitment to strengthening healthcare delivery in Kenya, with a focus on supporting Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

In a meeting today, Health Cabinet Secretary Dr. Deborah Barasa and PATH Kenya’s leadership, led by Mrs. Carolyne Njuguna, East Africa Regional Hub Director, discussed strategies to expand primary healthcare networks and address pressing health challenges. 

Dr. Barasa highlighted the critical need to enhance health service delivery, particularly by training community health promoters, advancing social health authority registration, and improving Kenya’s response to public health threats such as Mpox and Marburg virus outbreaks. 

She emphasized that partnerships are essential for the success of Kenya’s UHC reforms, which are central to the government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda. Mrs. Njuguna outlined PATH Kenya’s contributions, including TB service delivery under the USAID Nuru ya Mtoto project, which has supported over 92,000 clients, and the rollout of the malaria vaccine. She also noted PATH’s work in implementing the Primary Healthcare Act and developing Kenya’s digital health strategy. 

The meeting, attended by Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni, signals a stronger alignment between the Ministry of Health and PATH Kenya in their efforts to advance UHC and improve health outcomes across the country.