The Ministry of Health has secured a grant of Sh52.65 billion ($407,887,067) from the Global Fund, a financier of AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and malaria prevention, treatment, and care programs, to continue the fight against these epidemics.
Previous grants helped in reducing malaria prevalence from 8% in 2015 to 6% in 2023, and through TB program, treated at least 85% of 264,856 patients, facilitated by innovative methods like AI-enhanced screening and community-based services.
“The government is dedicated to building on these achievements through partnerships and community-based approaches,” Principal Secretary (PS) for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, said during the grant signing ceremony.
The PS said government will focus on collaboration as a strategy to address complex health challenges.
The fund follows the 21st Health Sector Intergovernmental Consultative Forum that took at the Kenya School of Government, Nairobi, towards end of June 2024. It saw key stakeholders from National and County Health Departments, development partners, implementation partners, and the private sector come together to address critical health sector issues – it was mainly focused on intergovernmental health issues, sharing best practices in health service delivery as well as implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). UHC will ensure that health systems are strengthened and that all citizens have access to quality healthcare.
